About Ian

Ian has been in the Horticulture and Arboricultural industry since 1985. He has experience in commercial horticulture, Local Authority, and Highway Authority tree surveying. He has been a commercial Arboricultural climber for 15 years. He ran in partnership a tree and landscape contracting business for over 15 years. He has been a full-time Arboricultural consultant since 2007. His main areas of work are trees and development (BS5837) and advanced tree assessments using various advanced techniques. He is a qualified tree risk assessor and is experienced in trees and subsidence claims. He is a trainer in the UK for Fakopp equipment, Sonic and Electronic tomography, and Dynaroot and Static Tree pulls. He is also the director of a hi-tech arborist/ landscape equipment and training company, Tree Diagnostics – providing training to arborists in advanced assessments. He undertakes ground-penetrating radar (Tree Radar) scans.

RCArbor.A,  F.Arbor.A, C.Hort, CEnv,

Arboricultural Association Registered Consultant, Fellow Arboricultural Association, Chartered Horticulturalist, Chartered Environmentalist.

Professional member Consulting Arborist Society.

BSc (Hons), Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, HND Arboriculture. NDHt/Arb, Cert Arb L4 (ABC), ISA TRAQ Trained, QTRA Licensed

About Sue

Sue has been in the Horticulture/Arboricultural industry since 1986. She has experience in amenity parks and gardens and has been a head gardener for Local Health Authority. In partnership, she ran a tree contracting and landscape design and build company for 15 years and also has been a tree and landscape consultant full time since 2007. Her main area of works is detailed commercial planting design, specifications (NBS), tree planting specifications and Arboricultural management, Trees on development sites BS5837 reports and plans.

Experienced in trees and subsidence and also legal and planning conditions in regard to trees and landscapes. Experienced in large-scale landscape design for Housing developers, commercial schemes along with school design, primarily detailed planting plans. Specialist landscape surveyor – Poisonous plants/invasives. LVIA Landscape Visual Impact Assessments. Tree and Landscape planning locum consultant for Local authorities. Sue assists in undertaking ground-penetrating radar (Tree Radar) scans along with assisting with other further investigation works on trees such as tomography scans and assists in dynamic and static tree tests.

CMLI, F.Arbor.A, C.Hort, CEnv, MBALI

Chartered Landscape Architect, Fellow Arboricultural Association, Chartered Horticulturalist, Chartered Environmentalist, Registered Designer BALI.

FdSc Arboriculture, NDHt/Arb

Affiliate member RIBA,

About Matt

M.Arbor.A

Professional member of the Arboricultural Association,

City and Guilds NPTC assessor/ Instructor

FdSc Arboriculture, National Diploma in Arboriculture, Level 5 Certificate in Education.

VALID tree risk validator

GVC Commercial Drone Pilot

IOSH Managing Safety in the Workplace

About Trevor

Since 2004, Trevor has been involved in Arboriculture firstly as a climbing arborist, then as an Arboricultural Officer for a local authority. He has gained experience of working with a wide range of clients, from residential tree owners to schools, Parish Councils and Highways departments providing a variety of tasks and requests such as risk assessments, management plans and replanting schemes. Trevor joined Barnes Associates in 2021and has widened his experience of trees in relation to developments and further investigations of trees using the specialist equipment available, tomography, tree stability testing and Tree Radar. He has a wide experience in BS5837 Tree surveys and is trained in tree subsidence.

Technical member of the Arboricultural Association,

Cert Arb L4 (ABC)

NC Horticulture (Arboriculture)

Lantra Professional Tree Inspector

QTRA Licensed

About John

For the past six years, John has been a climbing arborist, firstly working freelance for utility and domestic clients, then joining Darlington Borough Council. Whilst working for the council, he continued his professional development and working below and observing Darlingtons Tree Officer. John was very excited to move into a role with Barnes Associates and has continued his development and knowledge in BS5837 Tree surveys, Tomography and Tree stability and reporting and tree subsidence.

Technical member of the Arboricultural Association,

Forestry and Arboriculture Level 3

Lantra Professional Tree Inspector

About Lloyd

Lloyd completed his Level 3 Extended Diploma in 2020 and then started working for a small private tree surgery firm, carrying out all aspects of tree work from tree management to soil care and everything in between in domestic, highway, and forestry settings. He has worked for large councils, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, large development sites with large planting schemes and aftercare. He then set up his own tree care business focusing on the care and management of trees, undertaking works to BS3998:2010 standards.

He also got into the specialist area of soil/ ground care management for trees. He worked with a wide range of clients throughout the time of running the business, dealing with all sorts of problems that come with running your own business. He grew up being surrounded by the arboricultural industry. He now undertakes walk-around tree risk assessments and further assessments using sonic and electrical impedance tomography, expanding his knowledge, experience, and education in these areas. He is advancing into BS5837 surveys, working with numerous architects and developers.

Technical member of the Arboricultural Association,

Extended Diploma Level 3 in Arboriculture & Forestry

Level 4 in Arboriculture & Forestry Apprenticeship Scheme – Current

Lantra Professional Tree Inspector

About Jim

Jim completed his Level 3 Extended Diploma in 2017 to become a commercial tree climber and tree care assistant as part of a private company. He gained experience of dealing with the latest, most invasive pest in Southern England, the Oak Processionary Moth, carrying out aerial decontamination and collection.  He performed tree care works for District Councils and Highways, the Environment Agency through to medium to large scale forestry clearance and planting schemes. He has also undertaken plant healthcare throughout the country, using the latest modern technology and methods from soil aeration/decompaction works, utilising Air-Spade for root/ground care investigation, and remedial works to soil and/or roots in sensitive and hard-to-access locations. 

He then set up his own tree care company, focusing on proper care and management and carrying out remedial soil/ground works, general Arboricultural and tree surgery, coping with a range of clients and meeting the Local Authorities’ policies with managing planning applications and necessary aftercare, working to BS:3998:2010 standards. Before this, he was involved within the Consulting industry from a young age, assisting with walkthrough tree assessments and further investigation works such as Tomography and Tree Radar. He is now expanding his education within the consulting industry by furthering his technical knowledge of further investigations and has experience in  BS5837 surveys.

Technical member of the Arboricultural Association,

Extended Diploma Level 3 in Arboriculture & Forestry

Level 4 in Arboriculture & Forestry Apprenticeship Scheme – Current

Lantra Professional Tree Inspector