Flying high – using drones in arboriculture

Recently we had the opportunity to assist some ecologist friends carry out tree inspections to look for potential bat roosts. This is something we have done before, as most of us are trained and competent tree climbers (if a little slower than we used to be!). This...

O ruined piece of nature! – a blog by Ian Monger

O ruined piece of nature! (King Lear, Act 4, Scene 6) Whether it’s an ancient woodland felled for a poorly thought-through infrastructure project or street trees condemned because an aggressive contract says so, the beast of human industry was winning out long before...

West Midlands i-Tree Eco Survey (Joe Robson)

Calculating the benefits of trees across the West Midlands My start at Barton Hyett Associates Ltd coincided with the beginning of an i-Tree Eco surveying project undertaken in collaboration with Treeconomics  and volunteers from Birmingham Tree People. This work is...

Tree Aid Future Forest appeal

Barton Hyett Associates are pleased to continue our support for Tree Aid as a charity partner and encourage your support for their current appeal: Join forces with communities in Ethiopia to protect trees and restore land to tackle the climate crisis and help build a...

Supporting communities in rural Zimbabwe

We are privileged to be able to support some brilliant charities that carry out tree planting and education with poorer communities in other parts of the world. The SEED Project does fantastic work to empower local communities in Zimbabwe. In December 2020, Barton...