What are we?

Need a tree survey and planning a tree report for a planning application that is compliant with BS5837? Need supervision or monitoring of your construction to discharge a planning condition? We are experts in providing these services for the largests and the smallest schemes across Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Sussex, and London.

Worried your trees? We can visit and assess the trees to provide a tree condition assessment with management recommendations. By taking a balanced and reasonable approach to tree safety we will ensure you meet your liability. We work with individual homeowners as well as large landowners.

We can offer advice and guidance to help steer you through the process of requesting or objecting to TPOs, advise on works the Council may approve, and we can even apply or object on your behalf. Alex Needs spent 12 years working as a Surrey tree officer and is an expert in understanding and navigating the red tape.

If you are presenting a case for a claim, or defending one you will need the opinion of an expert arboriculturalist. Alex Needs is a qualified arboricultural expert witness providing Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 35 reports to clients . 

Ancient and veteran trees represent some of the rarest and most biodiverse habitats on the  planet. In the South East of England we are privileged to live and work near many of these trees. Management of  ancient and veteran trees needs to be carefully considered. We can assess your tree and provide you with an Individual Tree Management Plan. 

As a chartered member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters Alex Needs is able to understand your woodlands and create Woodland Management Plans to help you apply for felling licences, woodland grants, and create woodlands that work for you.