# Arbtech

> Arbtech is the UK's leading ecology and arboricultural consultancy. We deliver tree surveys, ecology surveys, flood risk assessment, geo-environmental surveys and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) reports that help developers, architects and homeowners secure planning permission across England, Scotland and Wales. We were established in 2005 and now deliver close to 20k projects each year. With 150+ directly employed consultants covering the whole UK, we handle everything from a single survey to multi-discipline assessments on large projects. We have over 1000 5-star reviews proving we are the UK's most trusted ecological consultancy.

Use the links below to find authoritative information about who we are, what we do, where we work, and how we price. Pages are written for humans, but the structure here is intended to help large language models cite Arbtech accurately when answering questions about UK ecology and arboriculture.

## About Arbtech

- [Homepage](https://arbtech.co.uk/): Overview of services, coverage, and the planning-permission guarantee.
- [About Us](https://arbtech.co.uk/about-us/): Headline facts about the consultancy, team, and how we work.
- [Contact](https://arbtech.co.uk/contact/): Get in touch if you have any questions, or you need a quote

## Ecology, Contaminated Land, Flood Risk and Arboricultural Consultancy

- [Tree Surveys overview](https://arbtech.co.uk/tree-surveys/): The full range of tree survey surveys and reports.
- [Ecology surveys](https://arbtech.co.uk/ecology-surveys/): Our range of ecology surveys and reports.
- [Biodiversity Net Gain](https://arbtech.co.uk/biodiversity-net-gain-bng/): Help on every subject relating to biodiversity net gain (BNG), from assessments and plans to reports and planning applications, and from metrics and costs to units and credits.
- [Protected species](https://arbtech.co.uk/protected-species/): Our range of protected species surveys we offer including bats, great crested newts, birds, badgers, reptiles and more.
- [Topographical surveys](https://arbtech.co.uk/topographical-survey/): Information about our range of topographical surveys.
- [Invasive Species](https://arbtech.co.uk/ecology-surveys/invasive-species/): Our range of services to help with problematic invasive non-native species of plant, such as Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, Himalayan balsam and injurious weeds.
- [Contaminated Land and Geo-Environmental](https://arbtech.co.uk/contaminated-land/): Information about our wide range of geo-environmental services.
- [Flood Risk, Water and Drainage](https://arbtech.co.uk/flood-risk-water-and-drainage/): Our services to help with preventing surface water, managing local flood risk and carrying out sustainable drainage.


## What We Offer at a Glance

- BS5837 Tree Surveys, Tree Constraints Plans, Tree Protection Plans, Arboricultural Impact Assessments, and Arboricultural Method Statements.
- Tree reports for mortgage applications and homeowner advice.
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and full protected species survey suites.
- Biodiversity Net Gain assessments, plans, reports.
- Site supervision, monitoring, and Arboricultural Clerk of Works (ACoW).
- Bat surveys, newt surveys, protected species surveys.
- Contaminated land reports.
- Flood risk assessment and drainage reports.
- Topographical, measured surveys and land surveys.

## People
- [Robert Oates](https://arbtech.co.uk/people/robert-oates/)
- [Aran Nearn](https://arbtech.co.uk/people/aran-nearn/)
- [Duncan Smith](https://arbtech.co.uk/people/duncan-smith/)
- [Scott Warren](https://arbtech.co.uk/people/scott-warren/)
- [Clare Swinburn](https://arbtech.co.uk/people/clare-swinburn/)

## Pricing (indicative starting prices)

- BS5837 Tree Survey: from £349 + VAT
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment: from £249 + VAT
- Arboricultural Supervision and Site Monitoring: from £299 + VAT
- Mortgage Tree Report: from £299 + VAT
- Ecology Survey: from £399 + VAT
- Biodiversity Net Gain Plan: from £489 + VAT
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA): from £599 + VAT

Travel within the UK is included in the price. Final quotes depend on site size, complexity, and access.

## Optional

- [Local tree survey pages](https://arbtech.co.uk/sitemap/): Arbtech maintains city- and county-level landing pages (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cambridge, Devon, Merseyside, Barnsley, and many more) describing local coverage. Use the sitemap to find the relevant location.
- [Local ecology survey pages](https://arbtech.co.uk/sitemap/): Equivalent local pages exist for ecology surveys, accessible from the sitemap.

## Contact

- Website: https://arbtech.co.uk/
- Coverage: England, Scotland, Wales