Site Guidance Notes; A new approach to protecting trees during construction
Jeremy Barrell
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Jeremy Barrell
Author, tree consultant & Managing Director at Barrell Tree Consultancy. 40 years' experience providing expert advice on built environment tree management, specialising in planning, heritage, risk & expert witness
Barrell Tree Consultancy has been working to promote the importance of existing trees in planning for more than two decades, but what practical wisdom has emerged from more than 7,000 completed projects? In this article, Jeremy Barrell explores the subtleties of effective tree protection on construction sites, and shares a new approach showing promising signs of success. It seems that a cocktail of back-to-basics and images packaged as concise Site Guidance Notes is improving how site operatives deal with trees, and delivering a much-needed environmental windfall in the planning process.
Consulting Arborist RCA #590
6 年Thank you for sharing Jeremy - these are a great resource. Any thoughts about which exposed roots need moisture conservation protection. I guess I generally look at how lignified the epidermis is - around 2 to 3 inches often seems to be the threshold where they may need covered
Tree Management Officer at Penrith City Council
6 年The photos are a great idea! Interesting range of tree protection fencing. You are right - a long report noone will read, however broken down into topics there's a much higher chance the necessary information will be read at the right time. Good thinking :)
Arborist
6 年Great work! We could use it in Australia
LinkedIn's "Urban Forestry" Discussion Group Owner
6 年I wonder if the notes will require frequent modification as conditions change with new projects.
Arborist - Urban Forester. Working to find equity and harmony between society , cities, construction and trees. It is possible.
6 年Thanks for sharing