25th November 2024

How AWA Tree Consultants’ ISO 9001 and CHAS Accreditations Ensure Quality and Safety for Your Tree Projects

At AWA Tree Consultants, we are proud to have achieved both ISO 9001 and CHAS (SSIP) accreditations. These certifications are more than just badges—they represent our commitment to delivering the highest quality services while ensuring the health and safety of our clients, employees, and the communities we serve. But what exactly are these accreditations, and how do they make a difference for you, our clients? What is ISO 9001? ISO 9001 is the international standard for quality management systems (QMS). […]
31st October 2024

AWA’s Ash Dieback Tree Risk Survey for Derbyshire County Council

This summer, AWA completed an extensive tree risk survey for Derbyshire County Council, focused on addressing the devastating impact of Ash Dieback disease across the region. This project, a vital component of the Council’s proactive Ash Dieback Action Plan, represents our ongoing work preserving the benefits of Ash trees provide while helping councils manage the risks associated with declining Ash trees. Ash Dieback is a widespread and escalating threat, impacting up to 80% of ash trees in the UK and […]
3rd February 2025

Rethinking Tree Surveys for Planning

The debate around planning reform and environmental regulations is heating up, but beyond the political noise lies an opportunity to create a more efficient, proportionate approach to tree surveys for planning. At AWA, we believe that excessive arboricultural assessments often slow down projects unnecessarily—especially when dealing with low-value trees. A smarter system would focus expert input where it truly matters, ensuring meaningful tree protection without unnecessary delays. Read more on how a streamlined approach could benefit both development and the environment.
4th October 2024

AWA: Our Mission, Vision, and Values

At AWA Tree Consultants, we’ve always believed that company culture isn’t just something you can frame and put on a wall. It’s the energy, attitudes, and sense of purpose that our team brings to work every day. There’s a saying that resonates with us: “Your company culture is not words on your website or a poster on your wall. It’s how your team feel on a Sunday night.” We’ve always been more focused on the lived experience of our team […]
2nd September 2022

There’s no such thing as a tree.

What is a tree? Such a seemingly simple question. But when examined closely, even the best minds struggle to find an to find a satisfactory answer. When forced to provide an answer, experts ranging from Phylogenetic biologists, the High Court of Justice in England, and even Mahayana Buddhist masters, ultimately all come to the same conclusion: there is, in fact, no such thing as a tree. Do trees exist, scientifically? All life on Earth is part of a single phylogenetic […]
6th December 2019

Joseph Beuys: The Art of Arboriculture

Many great artists have drawn or painted trees, yet increasingly artists have used trees not a subject but as the substance of the art itself. Some of the best art using trees includes chainsaw sculptors carving into dead or fallen trees, or tree-shaping – making living trees grow into artworks – or artists harnessing the natural colour and beauty of trees to sculpt amazing geometric shapes. Here AWA Tree Consultant Dr Felicity Stout details what is possibly the best example […]