Ground Investigations & Site Services
Trees are usually safe -
which is why we enjoy them in our daily lives. Let us provide you with the best available evidence to keep it that way. We take a proportionate approach to tree risk management, which means balancing the frequency and type of tree inspections we can undertake with not just the setting, but also the various benefits and services trees provide. We do not undertake tree works, ensuring an impartiality break when it comes to stumping up for tree works.Â
We can prepare Tree Risk Management Strategies at any scale to provide you with a basis for peace of mind. Tesco Stores UK have one, we wrote it!
Perhaps you have a strategy in place, in which case we can help you with formal inspections – whether from ground level of from a rope and harness, a one-off or part of a planned series.
Not certain if it’s safe? Let us know, we take evidence seriously, especially if it’s the difference between keeping large, interesting, and important trees in the scene. We can inform decision making by making the best use of decay testing technology and the literature to investigate further …. and ensure the chainsaw is the last resort.
"The team at Aspect offer a first-class service, personable, professional and with a strong accent on finding positive solutions alongside detailed advice on all Arboriculture matters."
Air Spade Investigation
Ground investigations may be necessary to determine the full extent of the Root Protection Area (RPA) and assess its true impact. This can be achieved by excavating trial pits within the RPA and documenting the size and location of roots over 25mm in diameter.
The findings from the trial pits can be plotted onto a technical drawing, providing a clear illustration of impact on the RPA. Based on these results, the RPA can be adjusted to reflect a reduced area, these findings can be presented to the local planning authority’s tree officer in the form of a detailed technical drawing and reports.
Site Supervision & Watching Brief
We frequent supervise and inform on specialist construction techniques within Root Protection Areas of trees and where tree works take place in sensitive settings such as Conservation Areas and TPO cases.
We also provide a recorded monitoring service to ensure that tree protection measures are appropriately sited and constructed. Our services are tailored to site sensitivity and starts pre-soil removal/construction and continues through to project completion.
Our qualified team also has experience in assisting the tree officers of various local authorities in keeping up with their duties during peak times and periods of absence.
