Tree Inspection & Surveying

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About Course

This in-depth course teaches you how to visually assess trees for safety, health, and legal compliance. Learn how to identify structural defects, assess risk, record inspections, and plan appropriate action. Designed for arborists, estate managers, councils, and tree owners responsible for duty of care. The course also introduces advanced tools like decay detection and digital mapping for those expanding their surveying practice.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the legal duty of care relating to trees and public safety
  • Identify common structural and health defects using Visual Tree Assessment (VTA)
  • Apply the tree risk assessment triangle to real-world scenarios
  • Recognise key fungal indicators and assess their structural relevance
  • Record findings accurately and produce defensible inspection documentation
  • Determine when to escalate inspections using advanced diagnostic tools
  • Adapt survey techniques based on site type (e.g. schools, roads, estates)
  • Make informed management decisions including pruning, monitoring, or removal
  • Understand how trees biologically respond to damage, decay, and stress
  • Assess ecological value, habitats, and species protections linked to trees
  • Evaluate the impact of weather events and site conditions on tree stability
  • Inspect and interpret root and soil conditions contributing to tree health
  • This course is designed to build professional confidence in inspecting trees for safety, ecological value, and sustainable management.

Course Content

Understanding the Duty of Care

  • Duty of Care
  • Duty Of Care Expectations

The Basics of Tree Risk Assessment

Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) Method

Survey Frequency and Recording Standards

Introducing Advanced Survey Tools

Working in Councils, Estates & Public Places

Making Management Decisions

Tree Ecology and Tree Response to Stress

Ecological Interactions and Tree Habitats

Soil and Root Zone Awareness

Interpreting Fungi in Tree Inspections

Weather Impacts and Storm Damage Assessment

Course Quiz