Tag: Callophrys Tree Consultancy
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Over the course of the past three weeks, I have spent several days working alongside Keith Logie MICFor on a tree inspection programme for two Angus estates managed by Scottish Woodlands. The 6,500 ha Cortachy Estate is mixed agricultural land, gardens, policy woodlands and parcels of productive forestry. The Airlie Estate is much smaller at…
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Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of inspecting the trees of Methven Castle as part of a wider inspection of trees on the Pilkington Estate, Perthshire. Methven Castle was once home to Margaret Tudor, the Queen of Scotland between 1503 and 1513, and the 17th-century tower house – built to the designs of John…
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Earlier this week, I was asked to inspect a number of trees in the grounds of Gartincaber House, Doune. The property boasts one of the most impressive lime avenues in Scotland. The commissioning and planting of lime avenues on country estates was incredibly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the time of pioneering…
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On Friday, I completed my fifth, and final, tree condition inspection of the year for the Camping and Caravanning Club. Over the course of August and September, I had the pleasure of visiting five of the 16 Camping and Caravanning Club sites in Scotland, including, Tree condition inspections are intended to identify distinct defects and…
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In addition to undertaking Callophrys Tree Consultancy projects, I am one of only two Scottish-based arboriculturists registered as an Approved Contractor with Savills Rural as a tree surveyor. This means I am sometimes asked to assist Savills’ staff with tree inspections and surveys. Today was one such occasion. In glorious sunshine, I spent an enjoyable…
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There’s nothing much remarkable about these two young sycamore trees (pictured above) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Galashiels, other than these two trees were the final trees Callophrys Tree Consultancy inspected as part of a two-month long project for UK Landscapes Ltd, managed by Rainfords Arboriculture. Over the course of 21 days…
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Callophrys Tree Consultancy’s first job of 2025 was a tree survey in the grounds of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Cumbernauld. A very much enjoyable day of surveying, admittedly in sub-zero temperatures, but under the most vibrant azure sky. The aforementioned site is one of 32 sites I have been asked…
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Last weekend, the first of the season’s storms, Storm Ashley brought winds in excess of 60mph to the west of the British Isles. This coming weekend, daylight saving time means the clocks are put back one hour in the wee small hours of Sunday morning. And whisper it, there’s only 62 days until Christmas. It’s…
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Exactly, how did I arrive at the name Callophrys Tree Consultancy? Family, friends and colleagues were quick to offer advice, Whoops! The ‘Callophrys’ element – a word I frequently misspell myself – harks back to my entomological background. Callophrys rubi is the scientific name of the green hairstreak – Britain’s only green butterfly. A somewhat…