Tree Surveys & Consultancy
Down to Earth provide a wide range of professional tree survey and consultancy services which will be tailor-made to your specific requirements. We offer fully qualified and insured advice in relation to tree condition surveys, tree risk assessment, tree surveys for planning applications and general tree management or woodland advice, working closely to the latest industry guidelines and arboricultural best practice.
Our Tree Survey and Consultancy services include:
Tree Condition Surveys - from just one tree to thousands
Commercial Tree Risk Assessment Surveys
Formal Tree Health and Condition Surveys
Surveys to British Standard (BS) 5837:2012 Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction – Recommendations.
Internal Decay Detection Testing
Veteran or Notable Tree Surveys with Experienced Management Advice
Woodland and Wildlife Conservation Surveys
Legal Advice in Relation to Trees
Pest and Disease diagnosis, reporting and management.
Tree Health Care including soil decompaction and amelioration using a Geo injector and ‘air spade’.
Tree Preservation Orders and Conservation Area applications and Local Authority liaison.
All backed by £10m public liability and £5m professional indemnity insurance.
About Down to Earth Tree Reports and Consultancy
Down to Earth delivers high quality consultancy advice and detailed reports on all tree-related matters to an extensive list of private and commercial clients. We work closely with our clients to create concise and professional tree reports in an easy to understand format. Our combined wealth of tree related experience has been providing cost effective solutions for all aspects of tree care and management for over 40 years.
“Why do I need to have my trees surveyed?”
All tree owners or managers have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure their trees are kept in a reasonably safe condition. Managing the potential risks posed by trees is the legal responsibility of the tree owner or manager of the land on which they grow. Down to Earth Trees provides no-nonsense guidance to ensure moral and legal tree related responsibilities are fulfilled.
Your local council may also require trees to be surveyed as part of a planning application. Trees are a ‘Material Consideration’ in the planning process and often need specialist guidance and care to ensure potential damage from construction works is avoided, enabling them to stay healthy and ultimately complement a new development. Trees of lower quality and value may also inadvertently constrain a development so avoiding misplaced tree retention is also important. We provide pragmatic tree-related solutions to development projects, no matter the size.
"What if I want to ensure my tree is healthy?"
There are many factors that can cause stress to trees; poor soil, nutrient deficiency, drought, pests and diseases; these can manifest as visible symptoms such as small, sparse leaves or dieback. But what if we were able to detect stress levels long before they became visible, thereby allowing us to intervene sooner and remedy the problem before it gets worse?
Down To Earth can carry out tree vitality monitoring and stress detection on any number of trees using state-of-the-art Chlorophyll Fluorescence testing equipment. Testing allows us to compare the gathered data to a strong baseline of thousands of trees of the same species and detect very small deficiencies in vitality. Where required, we can recommend and implement treatment methods to improve and maintain good tree health. Repeat testing can also be used to confirm how effectively a treatment is working.
Areas we cover
We cover most of the South East including Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London and Essex.
