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  • Tree Tops & Hurricanes

    It was a year of extremes. In Wiltshire and through the west, the year began with a drought. Local reservoirs were parched, a hosepipe ban was enforced as farmers were left to count another lost season. Through the summer, the heavens opened and by Christmas there were floods. God has a wicked sense of humour. …

  • Treetop Health Safety

    Tree surgery is among Britain’s most dangerous professions. While much of the developed world risks little more than a paper cut — or perhaps a mild case of RSI — from their daily grind, tree surgeon’s risk life and limb. The rap sheet of injuries sustained by tree surgeon’s are medieval in severity. It’s why…

  • How To Check Tree Preservation Orders

    What price a view? For Neil Davey, based in Poole, the beautiful vista of Poole Harbour was priceless. For Davey the view was a honeymoon gift to his new wife as they prepared for life together. But there was just one problem; Their view was obscured by a 55 year old Pine Tree.  Little matter…

  • How To Become A Tree Surgeon

    A New Career In Tree Surgery … Perhaps you’re in the hunt for a new career. Perhaps you have a passion for landscape gardening or aboriculture — The cultivation of trees and shrubs — and you enjoy manual labour. If you meet these criteria, read on. For this is your opportunity to branch out, as…