Richard Gauld, Tree Specialist is a tree surgery and consultancy business, established in 1999 and based near to Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway. Clients are welcomed from the private, commercial and public sectors. We offer a professional range of services which includes both practical tree surgery, ranging from pre-development site clearance to management of single or groups of trees with high amenity value; to a full range of inspection and consultancy work for the purposes of development, safety and management.

Services

Fruit Tree Pruning

Fruit trees are planted to enjoy their produce, but unfortunately in many cases they do not get the care and attention they need to keep on producing fruit for you to enjoy for many years.

Tree Safety Inspections & Health Diagnosis

Your trees deserve and require as much care and attention as the rest of your garden and property. Trees should be health and safety inspected at least once per year, or after particularly stormy and windy weather.

Stump Grinding & Removals

Richard Gauld, Tree Specialist provides a stump grinding service and can remove the smallest to the largest stumps, even in the most difficult location.

Tree Surveys to BS 5837:2012 for Planning Applications

Richard Gauld’s invaluable experience as a local authority Tree Officer within a Planning Department and currently as a consultant, can help you when liaising with local authorities for authorisation to build.

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Richard Gauld, Tree Specialist has full public and employers’ liability insurance and is a professional member of the Arboricultural Association and the International Society of Arboriculture. We are very aware of trees and their importance in the landscape. We are environmentally conscious and strive to ensure that trees in our customers care are managed responsibly from the view of conservation, health and safety and liability.

We are very proud to have over 70% repeat customers formed mostly from client recommendation and practice a friendly, honest and reliable service, with all work carried out competitively, completed on time and with the minimum of disruption.

Richard Gauld, Tree Specialist welcomes enquiries for quotations and advice from across Scotland and the North of England.