Tree Two Rope Working

For some years, the Health and Safety Executive has been pushing for steps to be taken to reduce the risks of falling to climbing tree surgeons working in the crown of a tree from a rope and harness.  Very sadly, there have been a number of fatalities from...

Why Fell the Tree?

There has been a great deal of media interest in the last 18 months over the programmes of urban tree felling initiated by some Local Authorities, with experts, campaigners and people on all sides of the debate arguing hard for and against felling the trees in those...

Tulip Tree

With a spare hour in town in May, we had the opportunity to meander around a little section of Regents Park and what a delight it was!  We were lucky enough to see a Tulip Tree, rarely seen out in flower, in full bloom!      There are so many...

Spring Beauty

Is it us or is Spring just getting…MORE?   Perhaps we’re getting old but whether it’s at the beach, in the hedgerows, or in parks and gardens, but there is so much to appreciate in the natural beauty around us and this Spring season seems to have been...

Hedge Trimming

Practical tree surgery encompasses a wide range of services to trees, hedges and large woody shrubs.   Trimming hedges is one of the quickest and easiest ways of making a garden look sharp and well cared for.   We have the kit and equipment, and the...

Time to Re-Examine Tree Inspections?

Time to re-examine inspection regimes? What do Eleanor, Fionn, David, Georgina and Hector have in common? They were all names of storms in the UK since the beginning of this year and were no doubt the cause of much damage, both to person and property.In the Court...