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A BS 5837 report from Tree Atlas, page by page

This is what Tree Atlas makes from one survey: the cover, the Tree Constraints Plan, the tree schedule, photos, the method and the revision record. The firm, site and trees are an example. Select a page to see it large.

The 10 pages

  1. Page 1 of 10. Cover: the Orchard House BS 5837 tree survey and constraints report by Quillfield Arboriculture, revision R2, issued and signed off on 30 October 2026, with a small site plan of the trees by category.

    1 Cover

  2. Page 2 of 10. Tree Constraints Plan on A3: the site with each tree labelled by category and number, its crown spread and root protection area, the key, a north arrow and the grid references.

    2 Tree Constraints Plan

  3. Page 3 of 10. Tree schedule, first page: trees T1 to T10 with species, botanical name, stem diameter, height, crown spread, root protection area, age, condition, category and the recommendation.

    3 Tree schedule

  4. Page 4 of 10. Tree schedule, second page: trees T11 to T18, with notes such as conservation area and the recommendation for each.

    4 Tree schedule

  5. Page 5 of 10. Groups, woodland and hedges: group B·G1 and hedge C·H1 with species, height, stem diameter, size, root protection area, condition, recommendation and grid squares.

    5 Groups, woodland and hedges

  6. Page 6 of 10. Photographs: the stem and crown photographs of cherry B·T8, each with the date taken and the bearing the camera faced.

    6 Photographs

  7. Page 7 of 10. Appendix A, method: how the root protection area is worked out under BS 5837:2012 section 4.6, with a worked example for tree A·T1, and how measurements were taken.

    7 Method

  8. Page 8 of 10. Appendix A, method continued: the position method and accuracy for each tree, how condition is derived, how the BS 5837 category is proposed, and the indicative risk band.

    8 Method

  9. Page 9 of 10. Appendix A, method continued: the fields AI suggested and the surveyor confirmed, how each tree was placed, how groups, woodland and hedges are measured, and the limitations.

    9 Method

  10. Page 10 of 10. Appendix B, revision record: revision R2 signed off by the principal arboriculturist on 30 October 2026, and the revision history with R1 superseded.

    10 Revision record

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