Dr Giles Biddle undertakes a wide range of arboricultural consultancy work. However, as he works single-handed and is in considerable demand, there are practical limits to the amount of work which can be accepted. Priority is normally given to the following topics:

• Advice on tree management where involvement of trees in subsidence damage has been established, particularly where:
  • level monitoring records are being obtained.
  • multiple trees involved.
  • concerns about relevance of heave.
  • resolution of TPO problems.
    

• Subsidence investigations where trees are suspected and tree management, rather than underpinning, is the preferred option (if feasible).
  
  
• Instructions as Single Joint Expert in cases of tree root damage.
  
  
• Instructions as Expert Witness for either claimant or defendant, in cases of tree root damage.
  
  
• Tree Preservation Orders
  • Appeals
  • High Court challenges
  • Compensation claims.
    
    
• Reports on trees involved in accidents, where pathological expertise is relevant.

Before writing with instructions, it is usually helpful to telephone Dr Biddle to discuss your requirements and his availability, and for an estimate of fees (01235 762478).