Arboricultural Tree Management Services

Visual Tree Assessment and QTRA-based tree risk assessments for landowners, housing associations, schools, local authorities, and commercial estate managers — carried out by Lantra PTI certified, Level 6 qualified, Enhanced DBS checked consultants. GPS-mapped outputs and prioritised works schedules delivered in professionally documented reports.

Cyclical inspection programmes and tree risk management strategies for large and geographically dispersed portfolios — housing associations, local authorities, business parks, care homes, holiday parks, hotels, and estates. Structured, risk-based programmes that reduce long-term management costs and provide the defensible audit trail that insurers and governance teams require.

Bespoke NTSG-aligned tree safety awareness training for estates managers, grounds staff, greenkeepers, facilities teams, housing association staff, and anyone with day-to-day responsibility for trees on their employer's land. Delivered on site at your premises as a half day or full day session — covering the NTSG five principles, duty of care, zoning, three types of inspection, recognising obvious defects, and recording and reporting. All delegates receive a certificate of attendance.

Arbotom sonic tomography with impulse sensor system — over 100 measurement points per cross-section — and IML Resistograph resistance micro-drilling for trees with suspected internal decay. The most advanced combination of diagnostic instruments available for assessing the internal condition of a tree. Urban Tree Management is regularly subcontracted by other arboricultural practices across the North West for this specialist work.

Specialist veteran tree surveys and 30-year Individual Tree Management Plans for ancient and veteran trees. We assess veteran tree populations using the Natural England specialist survey methodology — documenting biological, cultural, and habitat features and producing ITMP recommendations that support the long-term stewardship of irreplaceable specimens.

Woodland management plans, timber valuations, and tree planting specifications for private woodland owners, estate managers, and land managers across the North West — balancing habitat, amenity, commercial, and safety objectives within a structured long-term management framework.

Capital Asset Valuation of Amenity Trees — CAVAT — valuations for insurance, planning, legal, and estate management purposes. CAVAT is one of the principal tree valuation methods in the UK and is accepted by local planning authorities, insurers, and courts as a recognised methodology for quantifying the financial value of amenity trees.

Ash dieback — Hymenoscyphus fraxineus — is now widespread across the North West. Urban Tree Management provides ash dieback surveys and management recommendations for landowners, housing associations, highways authorities, and woodland owners — identifying priority trees, specifying management works, and producing programmes for phased intervention.

Thorough examination of lifting equipment as required by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 — for arboricultural and ecological companies operating climbing equipment, rigging systems, and aerial work platforms.