What is a Tree Management Plan?

A tree management plan is a long-term strategy for managing trees across a site or estate.

This may include:

• Tree inventories

• Tree risk zoning

• Cyclical inspection schedules

• Ash dieback management strategies

• Recommended tree works over time

• Budget planning

• Replacement planting strategies

• Woodland edge or boundary tree management

These plans help reduce reactive management and allow tree-related expenditure to be forecast and prioritised.

Who are Tree Management Plans for?

We regularly prepare management plans for:

• Estates

• Farms

• Schools

• Parish councils

• Hotels and holiday parks

• Large private properties

• Woodland owners

Benefits of a Tree Management Plan

A professional tree management plan can help:

• Improve tree safety and risk management

• Spread the cost of works over time

• Prioritise urgent and non-urgent works

• Manage ash dieback strategically

• Improve woodland and boundary tree structure

• Plan future tree planting and succession

Woodland & Estate Tree Management

For estates and larger rural properties, management plans can be integrated with wider woodland management and forestry objectives.

This may include:

• Woodland thinning recommendations

• Felling licence advice

• Access improvements

• Biomass extraction opportunities

• Replanting or natural regeneration strategies

Tree Management Plans Across Cumbria

We provide tree management plans throughout Cumbria, including Penrith, Carlisle, Keswick, Kendal, the Lake District and across the North West.