Arboricultural consultancy,
done professionally.
BS5837 tree surveys for planning applications, and tree health, condition and risk surveys, across Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Central Belt of Scotland. Backed by twenty years in the trade and hands-on experience that still shapes every report.
Jack Crawford has spent around twenty years in arboriculture, starting as a climbing arborist before moving into surveying and consultancy, with eight years living and working in Scotland's Central Belt. Site visits are carried out on the ground by Mind the Trees' field team, who take the technical measurements and assess each tree; that survey data is then written up into the formal report. Mind the Trees provides BS5837 surveys and planning reports for developers and homeowners, and tree health, condition and risk surveys for landowners, estates and anyone responsible for trees. See the About page for the fuller picture.
Services
Full details →BS5837 & Development Surveys
Tree surveys, Arboricultural Impact Assessments, Tree Constraints Plans and Method Statements for planning applications.
ConditionTree Health, Condition & Risk
Visual Tree Assessment surveys and risk reports, with BS3998:2010 pruning recommendations where needed.
Climbing and practical tree work aren't currently offered.
Why work with Mind the Trees
Grounded in fieldwork
Twenty years of hands-on climbing and practical tree work sit behind every assessment: Jack knows what's achievable up a tree, even when he's writing the report from the ground.
Planning-grade technical work
QGIS, CAD and DXF workflows, georeferenced crown and RPA mapping: reports built to hold up under a planning officer's scrutiny, not just a client's.
Consultancy experience
Years working with qualified arboricultural consultants on survey and planning work, then WSP on large-scale energy projects, alongside smaller residential and estate instructions.
A longer view
Ongoing agroforestry field research feeds back into how Jack thinks about mature trees as long-term infrastructure, not just amenity.