Archive for April, 2012

Trees, Landscape Planning and Well-being

April 27, 2012

As a Tree Consultant, it is important to keep up with the latest research and advice regarding trees. The Forestry Commission recently published a practice guide titled ‘Greenspace Design for Health and Well-being’. It brings together research that has been building up for years, and presents case studies to help make the point. The guide [...]

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New Tree Preservation Order Regime Kicks In Today.

April 6, 2012

If you own trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), today is the day that a lot of the wording in the TPO document you were served becomes null and void. Essentially, all TPO’s ever made under any previous legislation dating back to the 1940′s are now the same in the eyes of the [...]

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