A record-breaking 2019 and new developments for 2020

A record-breaking 2019 and new developments for 2020 Peter Crow – Observatree Project Lead 2019 was a record-breaking year for the project, with almost 4400 tree health reports submitted by our volunteers. The focus of Observatree has always been on the quality of reports submitted, rather than the number, but this figure far exceeds the … Read more

Volunteer mentoring days success!

Volunteer mentoring days success It has been a fantastic year for our Observatree volunteers in terms of records submitted and the valuable contributions that they have made to tree health throughout the period. Many new volunteers have joined us and some of our longstanding contributors have increased their efforts and responsibilities within the project. So … Read more

Small is beautiful

It’s cold, chucking it down outside and the neighbour’s tree surgeons have been making a racket all day as they remove all the diseased fir trees from …

Summary of the 2019 training days

The 2019 Observatree roadshows – Suzie Sancisi-Frey Suzie Sancisi-Frey The Observatree volunteer training roadshow went ahead as usual this year with eleven training events in total in England, Scotland and Wales. Our volunteers came from far and wide to attend them, with one individual even flying in from Northern Ireland to join us! We had … Read more