Arboriculture

Consultancy services to support both development and conservation schemes.

Our arboriculturists have a wealth and knowledge and expertise, routinely preparing submissions to accompany planning applications whilst also contributing to the assessment and management of major arboricultural assets. As passionate technicians, our team contribute to the development of industry standard guidelines and formulate responses to unprecedented arboricultural issues. Utilisation of specialist mapping technology allows us to efficiently capture and share arboricultural information whilst our commitment to wider project objectives ensures that our advice is compatible with all disciplines contributing to a project.

Our Arboricultural services include:

Tree surveys

Arboricultural impact assessments

Arboricultural method statements

Tree constraints plans

Tree protection plans

Tree hazard and risk assessments

Woodland management plans

Ancient and veteran tree mapping and management plans

New woodland creation

Countryside stewardship and felling licences

Pest and disease identification and strategies

Case studies

First Ecology receives Willmott Dixon Sustainability Award

Badger exclusion

Ash Dieback Report

Somerset Wildlife Trusts – Dormouse habitat improvement

Arboricultural supervision – Locking Parklands Primary School

More case studies

Other Services

Our habitat and species services support the realisation of development
and conservation projects across the UK.

First Ecology Preliminary Ecological Survey link

Preliminary Ecological
Appraisal

First Ecology Badger link

Badgers

First Ecology Bats link

Bats

First Ecology Breeding Bird link

Breeding birds

First Ecology Hazel Dormouse link

Hazel Dormouse

First Ecology Great Crested Newts

Great Crested Newts

First Ecology Other species link

Other species

First Ecology Ecological Clerk of Works

Ecological Clerk
of Works

First Ecology BREEAM

BREEAM

First Ecology Arboriculture link

Arboriculture