Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons are looking for a new Financial Administrator, on a part time basis beginning in the New Year (start date TBC). If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining our small, friendly office team don't hesitate to get in touch!

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❗️ WANTED: Subcontract Climbers ❗️

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons are looking for experienced and qualified subcontract climbers and groundsmen.
We have a variety of interesting work across Devon and the South West and can be flexible and accommodating to your needs.
If you're a climber (or you know a climber!) looking for some regular days or even just a few days here and there, please feel free to get in touch to discuss.

Call: Rosa on 01395 232854
Email: [email protected]
Or message us directly here!

🦉 Knock knock, hoo's there? 🦉

Getting unusually close glimpses of our native wildlife is definitely a perk of the job! Whilst completing their habitat checks before beginning work, our team recently came across this sleepy tawny owl nestled in the very top of a declining fir tree (second pic marks the spot)! We of course left the owl and tree as they were, so hopefully it was able to continue its nap...

Our team have been out in this week getting ready for the celebrations on The Arch! Beautiful sunny day for party preparation, and always awesome to be able to use our Spiderlift to help out in our community and make things run a little easier 💪😉 Top bunting team and .ankers.sound getting the job done!

Hope you all enjoy your bank holiday weekend, fingers crossed for some more of that summer sun...🌞🥂

🌳Another week, another Monterey Pine!🌳Our team expertly dismantled this giant over the course of two days last week, and we even had a bit of sun on the last day. After the dismantle comes the clear up - no small task when every piece weighs upwards of 2 ton! 💪💪

If you're wondering why this year has had so many Monterey Pines needing attention, check out our article on the subject here: https://www.dartmoortreesurgeons.co.uk/news/monterey-pines-mountain-kings-of-the-south-west

✨🌱🌿🌳✨ Moor Trees, Dartmoor and South Devon's own tree charity, is running this fantastic competition which could give you the resources to help plant an acre of woodland or 65 metres of native hedgerow! It's free to enter and could give you the opportunity to start your own community tree nursery - what are you waiting for? ✨🌱🌿🌳✨

🔊📅 We have exciting news: the Copse in a Box competition has been extended until March 27‼️ Each kit enables you to grow 400 young trees - the amount needed to plant an acre of small woodland 😲 There are only a limited number to give away so don't miss out, apply now at: https://moortrees.org/get-involved/copse-in-a-box/

Your kit will contain:
🌱 400 root trainers and trays
📗 Two copies of The Tree Grower’s Guide Good Seed Guide
😎 Access to a wealth of online information including practical how-to videos
Available for those working or volunteering in a local community in England.

💚 Developed by Moor Trees, Copse in a Box is part of The Tree Council’s 'Close the Gap’ programme which is funded by the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund and delivered by National Lottery Heritage Fund, in partnership with Natural England Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Environment Agency.

.org FWAG SouthWest British Hedgehog Preservation Society CPRE The countryside charity Another Way

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons have recently had the privilege of working on a 300-400 year old veteran oak in Sidmouth, a complicated job involving consultants, cranes and much checking of weather forecasts...especially when the wind started to pick up again! Veteran trees are incredibly important for biodiversity, as well as often becoming impressive in their size - our office dog Hamish graciously provided some scale to help give an idea of the size of the timber that was being worked with!

You can read our full article on this interesting and unusual project by following the link below 👇👇👇

https://www.dartmoortreesurgeons.co.uk/news/new-lease-of-life-for-sidmouth-veteran-oak

First week back and straight in at the deep end! 💪 Our team have had a challenging but rewarding week so far, dismantling two large Monterey Pines perched on the cliffs above Sidmouth. Unfortunately these trees had been weakened by fungus and had to be removed for safety reasons, as you can see they are not the kind of size you can ignore! Great to have a bit of winter sun and see our kit gleaming in the light too...and that view from the top! 🤩🤩

Thanks to lead climber for the pics.

An update on the Sidmouth Monterey Pines:

I hope you are all well and enjoying the festive season! I wanted to provide you with a further update with respect to the Monterey Pines which have recently been discussed, as a course of works has now been approved and will be implemented in the New Year.

Having been assessed by the tree officer and discussed with the council team, in addition to the expert consultant assessment already in place, I can confirm that both the trees in question will need to be felled and that the reasons behind this are entirely to do with safety. As noted previously, one of these pines has unfortunately been crippled by cauliflower fungus and is in need of immediate action. The second tree (the one with five stems) has also now been cleared for felling, primarily due to the increased wind stresses it will experience once it’s companion tree has been removed.

Many of the larger Monterey Pines seen in the Sidmouth area were planted in the last century or in the late Victorian times and can be expected to be coming towards the end of their lives now – most estimates give Monterey Pines an average of only 90 years as a lifespan so it is quite natural that these trees are now beginning to decline. In both of these cases, though, we are happy to confirm that replanting of a new species will occur once the ground is prepared. If you would like to read through the arboricultural report which was used to reach this decision we are able to provide this to you by kind permission of the property owner, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the details below to request a copy.

As always you are very welcome to get in touch with us to discuss these works further! The best way to do so is to either ring us directly on 01395 232854 or to email us at [email protected] .

Best wishes,

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd.

Hard to hate Mondays when the office looks like this...
It's the last few days before Christmas for our on site team now before some well-earned rest, lets keep our fingers crossed for more days like this when they return in January!
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Photo taken on a recent job in Belstone, thanks to team leader .ankers.sound for providing ;)

Just a quick announcement to let you know that our offices are now operating a skeleton staff for the Christmas holidays, so please be aware that there may be a delay in returning your call or email. The exception to this is emergency works - should you need urgent advice or tree care our emergency team will be available 24/7 throughout the festive period, with contact details on our website below.

24 Hour Emergency Service — Dartmoor tree surgeons ltd We can’t claim to be the first, second, third, or even fourth emergency service, but if you’ve got a tree problem that needs immediate attention, no matter what time of the day or night, 365 days of the year, we can help, even if only initially to make dangerous trees safe or re-open an access.

Check out our last blog post of the year, on the seasonally appropriate theme of mistletoe 🌱 🎄 As well as musings on mistletoe's history, mystery and mythology, you will also find advice on how to propagate a mistletoe plant of your very own...

Thanks to MD Graham for contributing this article, and Merry Christmas to you all! 🎄🌟🎉

https://www.dartmoortreesurgeons.co.uk/news/mistletoe-in-devon-and-a-merry-christmas

Mistletoe in Devon - and a Merry Christmas! — Dartmoor tree surgeons ltd As it’s that time of the year I wanted to write a festively themed piece to close the blog out for the year. This one’s a bit of a cheat as my chosen species isn’t a tree, but it is a woody plant and it’s one that almost everyone will see at Christmas. Mistletoe is one of our most mysterious...

Three cheers for this fantastic tree planting scheme from The Woodland Trust! If your school or community would like to add some greenery, increase wildlife habitat or just create a more beautiful space all whilst fighting climate change then check out their campaign below 👇🌳👇🌳

We want to make sure everyone in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So we’re giving away thousands of free trees to schools and communities!

Apply today for a free tree pack for delivery in March 2022 and help create a green oasis in your local area: http://www.woodlandtru.st/RHUMC

‘We loved the sense of community that planting together created, along with a belief that we as a community can transform our world for the better.’

Don't have a lot of space? We have hedge packs too, to provide much-needed habitats for wildlife.

We’re able to supply these trees for free due to generous funding from our partners.

SIDMOUTH community for the people
Hello all,

We are the tree surgery company which has been contracted to undertake the works to the Monterey Pines. I am just posting here both to provide a little more information and also to give you all our contact details in case you would like to speak to us further.

The trees in question have been monitored since 2019, when it first became apparent that there was an issue of decay. Since then, we have confirmed that the central tree is badly infested with cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa). As well as having been inspected by highly qualified consultants, to be doubly sure we have also used a device called a resistograph which has confirmed that the tree is in an advanced state of decay. This fungus generally attacks the root system and base of a tree so is not highly visible. It is not always a death sentence, however in this case has sadly been extremely damaging and has without doubt caused harm to the buttress roots of the tree to an extent that it is now considered dangerous and does require felling. This has been discussed with the local tree officer who has agreed with our assessment and has consented for the works to go ahead.
With respect to the second tree, there are concerns that it will become exposed by the removal of the infected tree. Discussions are currently taking place to determine whether it will be safe to leave as it is or whether removal or reduction would be more appropriate.

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons was unfortunately not aware that a request for a Tree Protection Order was in the system, nor that the request had been delayed – when we began planning for the works and checked for a Tree Protection Order initially there was no documentation in place. As a precaution, we had decided to delay the start to the felling (which was scheduled for this Monday 29th) and instead opted to check in with the council, who confirmed that they would be attending to assess. Following the meeting with the tree officer no TPO has been issued for this tree or any of the others.

Whilst we do undertake fellings, as tree surgeons our primary focus is tree care. We also know how loved trees can be in a community and we would encourage this wherever possible! We are lucky in East Devon to have a particularly impressive complement of unusual and veteran trees and we are proud to regularly be involved in their careful maintenance. In this case, though, safety has to come first, which I am sure you can understand.

If there are any further questions we can answer please don’t hesitate to get in touch, although please do also remember that this is a job relating to a private household and that we therefore cannot share all information in that respect! You are welcome to call or email us directly using the contact details on our page and we will be happy to help as much as we can.

Best wishes,

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons

Spectacular photo taken only a mile or so from our office!

Bad hair day on Woodbury Common.

Great service from sam at REVamp360 ,we can’t recommend him enough!

Early morning visit in Dartmoor Tree Surgeons HQ for stage one remap and engine carbon clean this lovey transit custom.

Another Transit tipper to add to the fleet. Big thanks to Orbitkey Vans for supplying such a clean and well built van

Its always great working with Hartwood Treeworks, its been a fantastic week 👍

https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/traffic-information/roadworks/tree-safety-and-visibility-clearance-a361-and-a39/

Tree safety and visibility clearance - A361 and A39 (TTRO2035234) - Roads and transport What we are doing and why We are removing trees infected with ash dieback and clearing back overgrown vegetation adjacent to these strategic routes for the safety of road users. Work will be carried out between 6 April and 20 June 2020 with lane closures, stop and go boards and speed restrictions wi...

Please be kind and supportive of our Highway Officers if you see them out and about carrying out essential inspections and repairs to keep our roads and footways safe for and .
💚 Together

Our tree contractors are working hard to keep roads and footways safe so that our fellow keyworkers and vital supplies can keep moving

Teign Trees & Landscapes; Wessex Tree Surgeons; Ace Arboriculture Ltd; Hi-Line Contractors SW Ltd; Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd; East Devon Tree Care Ltd

Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd have temporarily suspended operations for three weeks from Monday 30th March due to the current COVID-19 situation. During this time our office staff are still fully operational, mostly working from home, and are happy to assist with any questions, if you are wanting to get some tree works done and looking for a quotation we are aiming to be able to get out to look at jobs as soon as possible and we are logging all inquiries. The consultancy side of our company is still continuing relatively unaffected, again mainly working from home.
Whilst we will hopefully be able to start up operations soon, we are following current government guidelines and keeping the health and safety of our workforce, clients and the general public absolutely paramount.
Dartmoor Tree Surgeons wishes all of our clients and fellow tree surgeons well at this difficult time.

Here's our Jensen A540 tracked chipper off on hire to Dartmoor Tree Surgeons Ltd this morning.
Thank you for your business 👍

Check out our new website that went live this week www.dartmoortreesurgeons.co.uk
It's a huge improvement. Thanks to all at Lupimedia for their expertise and getting the job done with great results

www.dartmoortreesurgeons.co

Great service as always from gavin at GW Machinery Services

Our phones have a fault! If you need to get hold of us then try 01395 239002.

Thank you for your patience!

Super pleased with the results so far of our 7.5t tipper lorry, still needs a re spray and a few other bits but its coming along nicely . We can’t thank gavin from GW Machinery Services for all the hard work and would highly recommend him.

Today we donated some of our wood chip to the lovely people (and dogs) of Dalmatian Adoption Society and Rescue in Torquay to keep the mud down in the exercise areas. It's great to be able to help out a local charity. Go and visit their website or page to donate and see some of the lovely Dalmatians they have adopted and rescued.