Established in 1996 by Stephen Hayden, Hayden’s Arboricultural Consultants’ creative, innovative and practical approach to tree management has built up a strong reputation. We work with individual home owners, local authorities, housing associations, schools, universities, architects, planning consultants, landscape architects and numerous national house builders and development companies, delivering high quality, consistent and relevantly detailed reports, advice and consultancy on all arboricultural matters.

Our extensive experience within the arboricultural industry allows us to anticipate local planning authorities tree and environment requirements, identify and supply the level of tree information required for submission and negotiate with all interested parties in order to achieve appropriate solutions for projects, whether they are small residential extensions or Master Planning schemes for urban expansions.

Our dedicated and experienced team aim to keep at the forefront of the arboricultural industry through an on-going review and development programme, taking on board the opinions of all those involved with and affected by trees. Each member of our team, be they a tree consultant, CAD specialist or member of our administrative team is dedicated to providing our clients with a bespoke personal service befitting their particular project, be that work for a small private client or much larger corporation.

To explore in more detail the types of work that we do, please visit Our Services. To gain a further understanding of our specialist equipment and software, please visit Our Technology.

Computer Aided Design (CAD):

We use leading field software to produce comprehensive and detailed drawings and studies. Our experienced CAD team use AutoCAD to produce clear and concise drawings that illustrate trees’ impact on buildings. They can also provide detailed Shade Analysis where appropriate to depict any shading issues that could be a concern on development sites etc. Our expertise in the use of this software allows us to produce results that are considered to be amongst the best in our industry.

Tablet GPS Plotting System:

Using the latest tablet technology with GPS along with the EzyTreev Tree Management System for data collection during site visits. This allows us to collect all the required information and accurately plot the position of individual trees, groups of trees, hedges and other important features in one movement. This technology also gives us the ability to upload topographical survey data or other background drawings for use in the field.

Picus Sonic Tomograph:

Ultrasonic decay detection to assess structural integrity of trees. The Picus uses a series of sensors strategically positioned around the tree to both send and receive sound waves generated by the tapping of the sensors with a hammer. Software then generates a tomograph depicting the condition of the wood as a series of colours dependent on the speed of the sound waves between the sensors.

IML PD500 Micro Drill:

Another great tool we have for detailed tree and decay assessment at Hayden’s is the IML PD500 Micro Drill is a calibrated micro drill which measures the resistance to the progress of a 500mm long, 2mm diameter drilling needle bit as it enters the tree. The results of each measurement are produced in graphic form displayed two colours; blue represents the feed rate and green represents the penetration resistance. The graph is read from right to left and can be interpreted to evaluate relative wood strength, decay pockets, variations in ring growth, structural condition of cell walls and tree responses to environmental conditions. We also print off a hard copy on site for assistance in assessing the data on site and explaining it to the client. The variation in resistance results in increases and decreases in the amount of torque applied to the drill shaft. By means of sophisticated mechanical and electronic sensors, variations in torque are translated into graphical output which depicts the internal conditions encountered by the drill at the specific point of drilling. Each of the drill tests undertaken is supplemented by a brief description of the analysis and discussed within the finished report. The IML PD500 Micro Drill is an invaluable tool especially when used alongside our Picus Tomograph to provide a detailed and valuable assessment of the structural integrity of the trees inspected.