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Where we work

Tree surveys and tree work in Ambleside and Grasmere.

Tree surveys, planning tree reports and careful tree work in Ambleside, Grasmere and the central Lakes.

Ambleside and Grasmere lie inside the Lake District National Park, which is also a World Heritage Site. Tree work and planning applications here go through the Lake District National Park Authority, and we know how to present them.

Protected trees and conservation areas

Both villages have conservation areas, and many trees in the central Lakes are covered by Tree Preservation Orders. Before any work, we check the status of every tree. Where permission or notification is needed, we prepare it and explain the reasons for the work in terms the tree officer will accept.

What we do here

  • Tree surveys for hotels, holiday lets, schools, churches and estates
  • Planning tree reports (BS5837) for conversions, extensions and new buildings
  • Veteran and heritage trees: assessing old trees and advising how to keep them
  • Tree work: dismantling in tight spaces, crown reduction, crown lifting and pruning

Trees we know

Skelghyll Woods, above Ambleside, hold the tallest tree in Cumbria, a grand fir of 57.8 metres which one of our consultants climbed and measured. You can read about it in our article. We have also taken down large beeches in the Langdale valley.

Langdale Chase Hotel, Ambleside

The hotel's existing driveway was difficult to exit. Traffic on the road moves fast, and the position of the entrance made pulling out hard. The hotel wanted to apply for planning permission for a new driveway and contacted The Care of Trees. We helped with the tree side of the application, including a tree report and tree protection plan to BS5837, and the hotel now has its new driveway.

Tree protection plan for the new vehicular entrance at Langdale Chase Hotel, showing trees to keep with their root protection areas, protective fencing and trees proposed for removal
The tree protection plan for the new entrance. Trees to keep are shown with their root protection areas, the pink line is protective fencing, the hatched area is for hand digging only, and the dashed rings are trees proposed for removal.

Call or use the enquiry form with the address and a few details. We will tell you what is needed and what it will cost.

Matt Jones, Arboricultural Consultant, The Care of Trees

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Tell us about the trees.

Call or email with the site and the question. We will tell you what is needed and what it will cost.

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