RGS Tree Services – Arboricultural Consultants

Originally established by Robert Yates in 1986 as a contracting business, RGS Tree Services now specialises in the provision of consultancy services to a diverse client base, and has done so since 2001.

We cover the whole of England and Wales as well as the Scottish borders, from two offices;  Northampton, and Alnwick in Northumberland.

Typically, we offer:

• Tree surveys [compliant with B.S. 5837 : 2005] for development sites of all sizes
• Arboricultural Implications Assessments & Method Statements
• Hazard tree surveys to fulfil statutory ‘Duty of Care’ obligations for private estates, schools & colleges, hospitals, golf courses and local authority sites
• Condition surveys, for private estates, arboretums and historic sites
• Tree reports for home buyers; for mortgage or insurance purposes
• Tree reports for home owners; for health & safety, insurance or re-mortgage purposes
• Specialist decay detection & mapping surveys [including Sonic Tomography] of trees with structural defects or suspected internal decay
• Aerial inspections of trees whose structural condition cannot be fully assessed from the ground
• Below ground investigations to assess root health and condition, using ‘Air Spade’ technology
• Woodland management plans and planting schemes
• Project management & supervision of works
• Advice regarding wildlife and conservation issues, and veteran tree management