Individual Tree Inspections
Professional condition and risk assessment for individual trees where defects, safety concerns or management requirements need expert consideration.
Find out more →Independent arboricultural consultancy
Professional tree inspection and tree work recommendations
Professional tree risk assessments, inspections and independent arboricultural advice for managing your trees.
Request an assessment →Tree risk services
Professional tree inspection and practical recommendations.
Site-wide Tree Risk Assessments
Proportionate tree safety inspections for sites and estates, with clear identification of significant defects and prioritised recommendations for remedial work.
Find out more →Tree Management & Reinspection
Practical tree management programmes and suitable reinspection intervals to help clients manage their tree stock over the longer term.
Discuss your site →About
20 years' practical and professional arboricultural experience.
As a Chartered Arboriculturist, I provide competent, independent and proportionate advice grounded in real-world experience. From tree surgery and climbing to senior consultancy and local authority tree officer work, I bring extensive practical and technical experience to every instruction.
Chartered ArboriculturistInstitute of Chartered Foresters
LANTRA Professional Tree InspectionProfessional Tree Inspection qualification
Professional Indemnity InsuranceCover in place for consultancy work
Public Liability InsuranceCover in place for site-based consultancy work
Tree risk assessment
Tree Risk Assessments & Inspections
Practical, independent advice to help you understand and manage the risks associated with trees.
Discuss an assessmentTrees are an important part of our landscapes, but they can also present risks to people and property. I provide independent tree inspections and risk assessments for landowners, schools, golf clubs, parish councils, businesses and private clients.
My assessments identify significant defects that may present a foreseeable risk to people or property and provide proportionate recommendations for tree management.
What you receive
Clear findings. Practical next steps.
Following the inspection, you will receive a clear, proportionate Tree Risk Assessment Report setting out the findings of the assessment and any recommendations for tree management.
Tree Risk Assessment Report
A concise written assessment explaining the significant findings and recommended actions.
Tree Works Schedule
Identifying each tree or group requiring work, species, industry-specified recommended works and work priority.
Tree Location Plan
Showing the location and reference number of the trees and groups included within the assessment.
Where appropriate, I can also establish a programme of periodic inspections to help you manage your tree stock over the longer term.
Discuss your site
Need a tree risk assessment?
Get in touch to discuss your trees, site and inspection requirements.
Need a tree inspected?
Get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Get in touch →info@rutherfordtreeconsultancy.co.uk