Company News
14th June 2023
This month AWA Tree Consultants had a team day out to Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, with a guided tour of the beautiful woodland and ancient trees. In the morning we were given a guided tour by a member of Sherwood Forests outdoors management team. The tour was an excellent opportunity to see the awesome ancient trees and learn about the issues surrounding the woodlands management. Including modern history and current management issues, focusing on ancient trees, ecology, and visitor management. Sherwood […]
5th November 2022
This month AWA Tree Consultants Limited welcomes Lucy Garbutt to the team. Lucy is a highly qualified ecologist, having graduated with a masters degree in Animal Behaviour from the UK’s highest rated university, St Andrews of Scotland, following the completion of her BSc degree in Biology from Lancaster University. She has experience in botany, working as a Research Assistant at Knepp Estate, Sussex and in Indonesia, and is experienced in protected species’ surveys, including surveys of bats, reptiles, and dormice. […]
2nd September 2022
AWA Tree Consultants recently welcomed two new team members, Joe Thomas and Jim Boyle. Joe has a first-class degree in biology with an integrated Masters from the University of Sheffield. He then undertook a Level 4 Award in Arboriculture while working as an Urban Forester trainee with the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust and Sheffield City Council, where he gained a variety of experience in Urban Forestry and Arboriculture, including tree surveys and inspections, working with Sheffield tree officers on […]
14th January 2022
Due to continued growth we are looking for an arboriculturist to join our existing team of tree consultants. We are a small friendly tree consultancy based in Sheffield. Most of our tree surveys are in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the surrounding counties, but we often work further afield and cover most of England. We offer our private, commercial and public-sector clients a range of tree consultant services, including: BS:5837 tree surveys for development, tree risk surveys and mortgage surveys. You […]
26th July 2021
A person who practices professional arboriculture is termed an Arboriculturalist / Arboriculturist. The different terms are often used interchangeably, but which one is the correct spelling? The Oxford English Dictionary has the noun of arboriculture as arboriculturist; likewise, the Collins dictionary refers to arboriculturist (they don’t list Arboriculturalist). Leading authorities within the industry are clear. The Terms and Definitions of the British Standard 5837:2012 refer to an arboriculturist (as a person who has, through relevant education, training and experience, gained […]
7th January 2021
Despite the issues across the country, we have been keeping remarkably busy at AWA tree consultants. Last year, our small team of exceptional tree consultants have successfully undertaken over 500 job instructions. We have been involved in tree surveys for some fantastic infrastructure projects, including major new road building, new windfarms, flood alleviation schemes, business parks, schools, hospitals, and major housing developments. As well as hundreds of tree survey reports for planning projects for owner-occupiers or very small-scale housing developers. […]
29th September 2020
AWA Tree Consultants regularly inspect and risk assess many thousands of trees, around the Yorkshire region and the UK, as part of Tree Safety and Risk Management surveys. There is often a need to undertake detailed risk assessments for trees to ensure we can provide our clients with appropriate, proportionate recommendations, that manage the risk while retaining the benefits our clients appreciate from their trees. All our tree risk surveys are undertaken by experienced and qualified arboriculturists. In addition to […]
4th August 2020
This week Sheffield based Arboricultural Consultant Patrick Rowntree is leaving the ranks of AWA Tree Consultants to head to the land of the Acer spp. Before joining AWA Tree Consultants, Patrick had enjoyed playing competitive rugby around the globe including several years in the apogee of the rugby playing world; New Zealand. Upon returning to England, he had resided himself to a less physical means of income and looked set to enjoy a career as an Arboricultural Consultant for AWA […]
5th June 2020
AWA Tree Consultants recently helped with a tree survey for planning in Sheffield with approval of two major developments: Expansion of Sheffield Business Park (SBP) and Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). The sites form one of the largest business parks in Yorkshire, that forms part of the wider 740-acre scheme within the Sheffield City Region. Council planners had initially been concerned regarding possible large scale clearance of trees. However, after our tree survey we identified suitable management to open up […]
23rd March 2020
These are strange and fast-moving times! While it’s not quite “business as usual” we’re keeping busy at AWA, ensuring minimal disruption to client’s projects, while closely following all government guidelines. Our key priorities are keeping the AWA team safe and busy, with minimal disruption to clients in the coming months. We are lucky compared to many jobs in that tree surveying is generally lone working in the fresh air, so is very low risk. While we have the benefits and […]