Principal Arboricultural Consultant, with over twenty years assessing trees in complex environments.
Rob is an experienced arboricultural consultant with over twenty years in the industry, supporting local authorities, multidisciplinary design teams, housing associations and private clients.
Rob’s core expertise covers tree risk assessment, BS5837 development support and tree-related subsidence. He provides clear, proportionate advice grounded in long experience of assessing trees in complex environments, helping clients manage safety, development constraints and structural risk with confidence.
He develops clear, workable tree risk policies and long-term management strategies for clients, ensuring their inspection regimes, prioritisation systems and decision-making processes are robust, repeatable and aligned with national guidance.
Rob also provides detailed advice on tree-related subsidence, offering evidence-based assessments of vegetation-driven soil moisture depletion, shrinkable clay behaviour, foundation vulnerability and species-specific water demand. His subsidence work combines precise site investigation with a solid understanding of moisture dynamics and root behaviour, supporting confident decisions around mitigation and long-term management.
Across his career, Rob has refined internal processes, mentored junior consultants and strengthened the consistency and clarity of arboricultural outputs across project teams. He brings a calm, methodical approach to every project, ensuring that development, risk management and operational decisions are informed by clear, evidence-based arboricultural judgement at every stage.
