Tree Safety Reports & Surveys

Our forest managers are Professional Members of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and we have corporate memberships with the Confederation of Forest Industries, the Royal Scottish Forestry Society and the Forest Industry Safety Accord.

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Managing the risk from trees is the responsibility of the owners and managers of the land on which they grow. Risk Management can be undertaken only by understanding the trees and their value to people in the context within which they grow. The requirement under health and safety legislation is to have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment, and to apply measures that are reasonable and practicable.

Our team can:

Produce a Tree Safety Strategy to identify areas requiring survey
Prioritise these into Risk Zones
Survey all trees within the survey area to determine if any represent a foreseeable hazard requiring remedial action

We are qualified to carry out:

Tree Safety Surveys for Landowners
Tree Safety Surveys for Planning BS5837

Case Study

Galbraith were approached about carrying out tree safety surveys across a mixed rural estate due to concerns over public liability. Like many estates, trees dating back to the 1800’s line many of the tracks and paths running through the property. The estate is well used by the public with a number of core paths and a large proportion of trees adjacent to the main road. Due to the range of rich environmental and cultural benefits trees provide, we believe in retaining these trees where possible and only felling where necessary. Through detailed surveys following best practice and appropriate monitoring, we are able to do this while ensuring public safety.