Leading Arboricultural and Ecological Consultants

Perspectives on habitat and risk management:
a one-day seminar by Neville Fay & Ted Green

This series of one day courses will provide a good understanding of the management issues surrounding veteran and ancient trees found in historic garden sites. The morning will be spent indoors looking at illustrations and case studies. The afternoon will be spent outdoors looking at the mature trees on site and discussing issues surrounding their biodiversity value and management. This course should appeal to all garden staff managing veteran and ancient trees.

A registration fee of £25 will be payable on confirmation of a place (cheques made payable to 'English Heritage'). HBGBS bursary funding is available to support your attendance. Please note: Refreshments will be provided but in order to keep the costs of this event down we would advise you to bring your own packed lunch.

Feedback from previous Master Classes:

"The course was met with huge acclaim by all who attended. People were really pleased to have the opportunity to speak with Neville Fay and Ted Green directly and found their approach really practical. I cannot recommend this course highly enough." "I would just like to say what a fantastic day it was yesterday. Ted and Neville delivered a brilliant class and we also had a short tour of Croxteth Park which was enjoyable to say the least."

Roland Jones, Tree and Landscape Officer

"I came away truly inspired."

Micky Little, Head Gardener, Archmore Gardens

"Neville and Ted really know their stuff and equally important know how to engage an audience"

Charles LeStrange

Book early to avoid disappointment

DOWNLOAD PAPERS

Ted Green

• Gap News - Tree Fodder
• Growing Downwards - ancient trees Jan 05
• Stating the Obvious - Acorn to Ancient
• Value of Different Tree & Shrub Species for Wildlife
• The Wind Doth Blow
• The first landscaper
• The burning myth
• Why have a bonfire
• There be aliens in our midst
• A Ramblers Nightmare
• Squirrels and predators
• Nasty Rotter
• RFS Thin to waste

Neville Fay

• Towards Reasonable Tree Risk Decision-Making?
• Survey methods and Development of Innovative Arboricultural Techniques at Key UK Veteran Tree Sites
• Defining Age and Surveying Veteran & Ancient Trees
• The Importance of Surveying Veteran Trees: An emerging crisis in old tree populations
• Lightning Strikes and Trees
The possible role of lightning in tree evolution and biodiversity.
• Coronet Cutting and Retrenchment Pruning
• Retrenchment Pruning Guidance (update)
• Veteran Trees & Their Conservation in the Bristol Region and Beyond
• Environmental Arboriculture, Tree Ecology and Veteran Tree Management The Arboricultural Journal 26 (3). 213 - 238
• Notes on Arboricultural Techniques for Veteran Trees
• Tree Surveys: A guide to good practice (Arboricultural Association Guidance Note 7)
Published by and available from the Arboricultural Association
• Old Trees: Liability for Habitat
• Veteran trees: A guide to risk and responsibility. English Nature*.
• The Specialist Survey Method Level 1 (Introductory survey form)
Level 2 & 3 - Veteran Trees Initiative, English Nature* ©.
• The Evaluation of the Specialist Survey Method
for Veteran Tree Recording ©