Basic Tree Survey and Inspection

This one-day course aims to provide specific tree survey and inspection training at a basic level for contractors, highway engineers, tree wardens, grounds maintenance staff, rangers and other persons of a non-arboricultural background or with limited arboricultural knowledge, to allow them to identify obvious defects from ground level and then to report their finding to a line manager.


Course Pre Requisite: None

Certificating Body: Lantra

Course Length: 1 day

Course Times: 9.30am to 4.30pm or to suite client.

Instructor: Simon Scotting

Cost: £145 + VAT. Including Lantra certificate.

Venue: Marsh Hill Centre, Marsh, Aylesbury. HP17 8ST or to suit client.

Maximum Trainees: 14 if venue allows

Course Objectives:

  • State the legal and safety implications of hazardous trees
  • Maintain your own health and safety while carrying out Basic Tree Survey and Inspection
  • Recognize hazardous trees
  • Determine level of risk
  • Decide on an appropriate course of action
  • Collect and maintain adequate information
  • Recognize your own limitations

Other courses in this series include:

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