Leading Arboricultural and Ecological Consultants

The Ancient Tree Forum are meeting in Saverton for a 2 day field trip on 10th/11th June 2010.

There will be presentations and walks on:

• The Lowland Woodpasture and Parkland biodiversity Action Plan – What do we want to achieve?
• Local Habitat Action Plans and role of Biological Record Centres.
• Acute Oak dieback – What is happening to our oak trees?
• The Ancient Tree Hunt – it is never too late to get involved.
• The Blyth/Alde project – working for biodiversity on a landscape scale.
• How does the National Trust manage their ancient trees?
• The latest stag beetle research.
• Trees in relationship to public safety
• Many other short interesting presentations on case studies from around the UK

To book or for more information click here >> Ancient Tree Forum events

Treework Environmental Practice consultants are re-located across the country to provide competitive arboricultural services nationwide.

Treework Environmental Practice today announced that its tree consultants are now situated right across the country – working out of London and The Midlands as well as their head office in Bristol. Luke Fay, Senior Arboricultural Consultant will now be working from London to offer local services to clients in London and the South East of England. Mike Wood, Arboricultural Consultant, is now working from Oswestry, Shropshire to offer services to clients in The Midlands, North England and North Wales. The rest of the team work out of the head office in Bristol and will continue to cover the South West of England and South Wales.

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Treework Environmental Practice
in  association with the Arboricultural Association and the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Seminar XVI: Avenues, Alleyways and Boulevards
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
24th June 2010

This conference provides the chance to meet with experts in the inspirational setting of Kew gardens and the opportunity to contribute to a coherent understanding of the importance of tree-lined routes both old and new.

There are thousands of kilometres of tree-lined routes in our rural and urban British and European landscapes. Yet despite being vital natural components, contributing to our heritage, eco-system and built environment they are under threat and a significant proportion has already disappeared. While some have been lost through natural ageing and disease, according to Chantal Pradines, Expert to the Council of Europe and conference keynote speaker, by far the majority have suffered from ill-advised policies involving landscape and road safety decisions.

Chantal describes how despite their innumerable benefits, traditional avenues have virtually disappeared in many regions of Europe due to our ‘car culture’ and the loss of specialist expertise, arguing  that it is now vital to reverse this trend.

This conference will raise awareness of avenues and alleyways, their contribution to spatial beauty and enjoyment, and will explore the challenges involved in their management and creation. It will aim to bring together diverse interests in arboriculture and conservation with those involved in design and planning.

Peter Neal, CABE’s Head of public, space, strategy and design, believes this conference is timely and important as ‘strategic planning and creative design has a crucial role to play in ensuing that a healthy tree stock is an integral part of delivering a sustainable built environment.’

Professionals and agencies are in various ways already aware of both the importance and fragility of avenues, alleyways and boulevards. This conference will be the first of a series exploring this theme, particularly as vision and strong leadership will be needed if our avenues are to be protected and enhanced while creating new, tree-lined routes for future generations.

Neville Fay, principal consultant, Treework Environmental Practice

Bookings are now being taken at:
www.treeworks.co.uk/seminars

Or contact Helen Lawson, Conference Organiser, for further information:
Helen.Lawson(at)treeworks.co.uk