We recently carried out some work for Mr & Mrs Coals in Budleigh Salterton who were very impressed with our work in their garden and wrote us a short letter:

” A short letter of thanks for the work you undertook for us in September of this year.
We found all of you at East Devon Tree Care to be polite, helpful, tidy, knowledgeable and efficient in your work. We would certainly recommend you to any of our friends and neighbours…
With so many trees/hedges in our garden we are sure to be in touch with you again at some stage…”

View: Budleigh Salterton Tree Surgery Reference

Now the leaves are falling off the trees and the cold nights start, you might need some logs to keep your toes toasty and warm. Here at East Devon Tree Care we have seasoned logs supply available all year-round, for delivery in and around the Exeter, Mid & East Devon area.

So whether you need; Exeter logs, Sidmouth logs, Budleigh Salterton logs, Exmouth logs etc we can deliver all round the Exeter, Mid & East Devon areas.

Our seasoned logs can be supplied already split in small manageable lengths - perfect for woodburning stoves or in larger pieces to be split yourself.

Please contact us for log prices and delivery information.

In 2008 we were examined and assessed by the Arboricultural Association and proudly qualified as Approved Contractors for the industry.  So what exactly does this status mean for our customers?

• We are regularly inspected by the leading professional body
• All our work is to the current BRITISH STANDARDS
• Qualified staff
• Fully Insured
• Health & Safety policies and practices
• Knowledge and technical competence
• Wide range of equipment
• Sensitivity to the environment 
• Excellent customer service and administrative working practices

The objectives of the Association are:-

• To advance the study of Arboriculture
• To raise the standards of its practice
• To foster interest in trees through publications, exhibitions and the stimulation of research or experiment
• To assist in the training of students in disciplines where arboriculture is a major subject
• To co-operate with other bodies having similar aims

Of particular importance is the publication of an annual updated directory, the Directory of Approved Contractors and Registered Consultants. Rigorous standards of assessment are applied to anyone who qualifies to be entered in either directory. 

The companies listed have been approved by the Council of the Association as complying with, and practicing to, the standard required by the Association. The companies have been examined for safe working practices and technical competence consistent with British Standard 3998: Recommendations for Tree Work, 1989.

The work undertaken by the Contractors includes advice on maintenance requirements, planting, tree pruning, cable bracing, pest and disease control and the felling of trees in difficult positions. The Arboricultural Association expects very high standards which restrict the number of successful applicants. Because of the irrevocable nature of all operations concerning tree care these standards are carefully maintained by inspection of the recommended contractors.

We are also a professional member of the Association which means we are regularly updated and informed of scientific and technical developments through the scientific Arboricultural Journal and kept up to date of the latest arboricultural techniques and best practice.

East Devon Tree Care have carried out works in and around Devon for The Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.

As keen supporters of conservation, we thought we’d highlight a fascinating project on their website dedicated solely to the discovery and recording of ancient trees throughout Great Britain - The Ancient Tree Hunt.

The Ancient Tree Hunt (ATH) involves thousands of people in finding and mapping all the fat, old trees across the UK and is right at the heart of the Woodland Trust’s ancient tree conservation work. It will create a comprehensive living database of ancient trees and it’s the first step towards cherishing and caring for them.

The ATH began in 2004, as a joint venture with the Tree Register of the British Isles and the Ancient Tree Forum, and has already collected more than 25,000 records. Thanks to additional funding from The Heritage Lottery Fund and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and, with your help and the assistance of many partner organisations, they aim to record at least 100,000 ancient trees throughout the UK by 2011.

The Ancient tree forum tree hunt is now on so why not help with this worthwhile project and identify ancient trees and get them protected for future generations?  You can even use their interactive map to discover ancient trees near you - much like the Sweet Chestnut at Killerton House & Gardens, a National Trust estate in Devon for whom we also carry out contracting work.

Click here to view The Ancient Tree Hunt website

In addition to the standard Arboricultural contracting and consulting side of the business, we have also started a new division to the business, International Canopy Solutions. The objective of the project is to help provide facilities which can generate revenue for the protection and conservation of private nature reserves and community forests in developing countries worldwide.

We have previous experience of working  in the design and construction of canopy platforms, zip lines and access systems in tropical rainforests within worldwide locations such as Costa Rica, Panama and The Gambia.

Our aim is to  help landowners worldwide bring together ecotourism and adventure recreation into their forests to highlight the natural beauty of tree and the wildlife living within them and therefore creating a sustainable environment. Our intention is to utilise our experience to help develop non-evasive canopy facilities to generate much needed revenue to benefit community projects or small private nature reserves.

International Canopy Solutions can help provide a plan for canopy access and construct various means of non-evasive canopy access such as rope bridges, wooden walkways, rope ladders, zip lines and suspended platforms.

If you would like more information on canopy access solutions, please do not hesitate to contact us.