Fellow of the Arboricultural Association since 1997
Chartered Forester/Arboriculturist since 2005
Consultancy Services
Straight forward, experienced advice and assistance in all matters trees and woodlands
Tree and woodland assessments for development and planning
Expert Witness and Appeal work
Tree condition inspections and safety audits
Tree stock risk assessments and strategic planning
Arboricultural management plans
Tree Preservation Order applications, Objections and Appeals
Detailed assessment of tree decay and problem diagnosis
Trees and buildings risk assessments
Contract development/tendering and evaluation
Professional Qualifications
Hal Appleyard holds the following professional qualifications
Arboricultural Association Registered Consultant (AARC)*
Royal Forestry Society's Professional Diploma in Arboriculture
Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters MICFor
Fellow of the Arboricultural Association
Honorary life member International Society of Arboriculture UK & Ireland Chapter
* The AARC status is afforded only to those who meet and continue to meet the highest standards of arboricultural consultancy. Hal has been one of the few AARCs since 1999.
Experience
Hal has only worked in and studied arboriculture and has done so for over forty years (since 1979)
Trained in forestry for Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
12 years in tree maintenance contracting as a practical, climbing arborist in UK, Germany (5 years), Belgium and Holland
6 years as a London local authority tree officer in L. B. Lambeth
Worked throughout the South-East for a private arboricultural consultancy
Founded ACS (Trees) Consulting, in London in 2000
Has been and continues to be commissioned to provide expert advice for numerous prestigious projects including: the sole arboriculturist to the London Olympics project 2012; three of the monument installations in Parliament Square, London; Queen Elizabeth Park legacy project; Exhibition Road refurbishment; Crossrail; London Eye, Jubilee Gardens, Victoria Embankment Gardens; re-building of the Old Guardian Building. Case Studies.
Works with and is instructed by both County and Local Councils and has extensive experience with all 33 London Boroughs as well as most of the Councils in the South East