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WOODLAND ADVICE

Healthy Woods, Clear Plans

Woodland surveys, habitat plans, and clear reports for landowners, developers, and councils. Get the facts on site, then use them to guide planting, care, and planning.

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TOPICS AND GUIDES

What we cover

Find trees, bats, birds, and ground signs before work starts

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GUIDE

Ecology Surveys

Find trees, bats, birds, and ground signs before work starts

Rolled woodland plan tube with twig, cup and wool cloth on pale oak.

GUIDE

Woodland Plans

Set clear steps for thinning, paths, and long-term care

Top-down tray of marsh plant plugs with coir, stone dish and folded canvas.

TIPS

Habitat Repair

Use small fixes to help soils, shade, and wild plants recover

Cream archive folder, oak sapling, stone paperweight and blank sleeve on a plaster surface.

TRENDS

Planning Support

Notes for landowners, builders, and councils on site change

woodland sites reviewed

120+

woodland sites reviewed

across UK projects

9 counties

across UK projects

typical first reply

48 hrs

typical first reply

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Community

Customer notes

Verified

“Forest Biome gave us a clear plan we could use the same week.”

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Sarah Kent

Estates Manager, North Vale Farms

Verified

“The survey was plain, neat, and ready for our planning team.”

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Tom Weller

Planning Lead, Greenway Build

Verified

“Their notes helped us keep the site moving and protect key trees.”

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Mina Patel

Council Officer, Riverton Borough

MORE TO READ

Recent field notes

Maps, notes, and photos in one clear file

Open car boot packed for a woodland site visit at dawn with kit bag, binoculars and sample pots.

For landowners

Site Visit Pack

Maps, notes, and photos in one clear file

Low-angle woodland thinning scene with birch and pine stems opening to sky and brash piles.
02Numbered guide

Thinning Plan 01

A simple guide for crowded stands and better light

Oak trunk cavity beside a bat box in cool evening mist, low angle.
03Survey note

Bat Roost Checks

Timing, signs, and safe steps before tree work

Rainwater tracing a waterlogged woodland ride with rills, alder roots and sedge under misty light.

Habitats

Restoration for Wet Ground

Advice for damp woodland, rills, and soft edges

Native hedge and oak boundary beside a mown field strip in warm late-summer light.
05Funding

Countryside Stewardship Help

Use the right notes for grant files and management aims

Overhead boot layout of folders, specimen envelopes and sample jars in a woodland planning checklist.
06Useful

Planning File Checklist

What councils and agents need before a site move

Wet hawthorn and hazel hedge beside a damp path in light drizzle
07Planting

Native Hedge Edges

Add cover, food, and shelter near rides and paths

Archive shelf of cloth-bound sample books, bark rubbings, and specimen boxes in a woodland ecology storeroom.
08Journal

Field Notes Archive

Short reads on trees, birds, soils, and site care

Journal

Latest journal notes

Questions

Common questions

Quick answers before visitors choose a product, service, or next step.

01What do you survey on site?+

We survey woods, rides, edges, trees, ground flora, and signs of birds, bats, and other wildlife on site.

02Do you help with planning files?+

Yes. We write clear notes for planning files, pre-app work, and site checks for agents, landowners, and councils.

03Can you help with BNG work?+

Yes. We help with habitat units, site plans, and the reports needed for biodiversity net gain work and early advice.

04Do you work across the UK?+

We take projects across the UK, with work in England, Wales, and nearby cross-border sites when the brief fits.

05What files do you send?+

You can get survey notes, maps, woodland plans, habitat advice, and clear actions for next steps on site.

06How fast is your first reply?+

Most new enquiries get a reply within one working day, with an early call if the site is urgent or time is tight.

Field notes by email

Get short field notes, planning tips, and woodland updates in one email each month.