Arboricultural consultancy,
done professionally.
BS5837 tree surveys for planning applications across Scotland — twenty years in the trade, built on hands-on experience that still shapes every report.
Jack Crawford has spent close to twenty years working as a climbing arborist and consultant, most of it split between Scotland and Yorkshire. Site visits are carried out on the ground by Mind the Trees' field team, who take the technical measurements and assess each tree; that survey data is then written up into the formal report. Mind the Trees is starting with what can be delivered reliably right now: BS5837 surveys and planning reports for developers and homeowners. Other services will be added as capacity allows — see the About page for the fuller picture.
Currently taking instructions for
Full details →Tree health & risk assessments, film & TV tree safety, and climbing work will be added back as capacity allows — see About for the fuller skill set.
Why work with Mind the Trees
Grounded in fieldwork
Twenty years of hands-on climbing and practical tree work sit behind every assessment — Jack knows what's achievable up a tree, even when he's writing the report from the ground.
Planning-grade technical work
QGIS, CAD and DXF workflows, georeferenced crown and RPA mapping — reports built to hold up under a planning officer's scrutiny, not just a client's.
Large-project experience
Experience at WSP working BS5837 reporting into large-scale energy projects, alongside years of smaller residential and estate instructions.
A longer view
Ongoing agroforestry field research feeds back into how Jack thinks about mature trees as long-term infrastructure, not just amenity.