Links

FISA The (relatively) new Forest Indusrty Safet Accord web site. Keep up-to-date with safety alerts etc.
Fera plant health The Food and Environment Research Agency website – to keep abreast with the myriad of current tree pests and diseases.
Tree advice trust “The Tree Advice Trust is an independent charity whose aims are to research and disseminate practical information and guidance on the cultivation, maintenance and care of trees grown for amenity”. Check out their “Tree Damage Alerts” (TDAs).

National tree safety group (NTSG)


 The new National Tree Safety Group site (within the Forestry Commission web-site), follow their link for the publications “Managing Trees for Safety”, “Common sense risk management of trees – landowners summary” & “Common sense risk management of trees – Guidance for owners, managers & advisers”.
HSE Tree-work Guidance Link to the HSE’s site; the plac eto visit to clarify “current best practise” in relation to tree work.
Royal Forestry Society This link goes to the RFS “Learning” page. A very useful resource for those studying tree related topics, Arboriculture and Forestry. Includes a very comprehensive tree guide.
Routes to work Training funding provider (for those returning to work) in Lanarkshire. Worth a call.
British and Irish Legal Information Institute BAILII is a site were you can search for case laws relating to hazardous trees.
AIE: Arboricultural Information Exchange The AIE is dedicated to sharing information and news relating to arboricultural issues. It is primarily intended for use by arboriculturists who may need to quickly source information on a given subject.
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is the worlds biggest group of professional arborists with over 20,000 members distributed throughout 38 “Chapters” across the 5 continents.
Consulting Arborist Society The Consulting Arborist Society website is a resource for the general public to use in order to quickly find a suitably trained and experienced Tree Consultant capable of offering reports to satisfy a range of specific problems
Arboricultural Association The Arboricultural Association is the UK’s largest arboricultural orientated organisation. They run seminars, training events, produce publications, new-letters and journals – to furhter the sciene of arboriculture.
Forestry Commission The tree care industry’s statutory body. Administrate grants and research tree diseases. Great site to keep up to date with UK wide issues.
Institute of Chartered Foresters The tree care industry’s professional body.
NPTC test schedules View and download the test schedules relevant to your training route. Never be caught out by the content of a forthcoming exam!
Lantra sector skills council Forget what some may tell you. This is the “lead body” for arboriculture. Visit to keep abreast of developments in the land based sector.
Lantra Awards The home page of the land based (including arboriculture) sector’s national training organisation (NTO). Don’t see the course you need on the ITS web-site? Check here for registered instructors and training providers in your area.
Simply Business View ITS’s current insurance policies/level of cover.
Trust Mark ITS are the only Scotland based Tree Consultancy and Training company registered as an approved contractor within this government approved scheme.
Tree Care Approved A quality assurance scheme for Tree Care Professionals (Contractors and Consultants) under the umbrella of the Trust Mark Scheme. ITS is the only Scottish Arboricultural Consultancy listed.

British Standard Institute

 BSI standards BS 3998: 2010, BS 5837: 2005 etc.
Skills Development Scotland – Funding SDS provide a scheme called “Flexible Training Opportunties” (FTO). If booking any training course (though legally required certificates may be exempt) visit this site, complete the application form and you may get up to £500 refunded! Worth a look.
EPlanning Eplanning is Scotland’s Local Government site for online planning applications. Including work to protected trees.