The Arboricultural Association Conference once again features a world-class lineup of presenters, covering a range of topics relevant to those working in arboriculture and related industries.
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Our ‘What is Arboriculture?’ video is here to promote the range of amazing career opportunities and variety of skillsets within arboriculture - Every amenity tree you see in your day-to-day lives is there because of the work of a long chain of professionals, perhaps dozens or even hundreds of individuals working in different areas of arboriculture, all part of the tree care community!
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The Arboricultural Association is the leading organisation in the UK for tree care professionals working in all areas of arboriculture, including central and local government, consultancy, contracting, management, production, policymaking, research and education. It has more than 3000 members in the UK and around the world, and is increasingly recognised as an international, as well as a national, leader in arboriculture.
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You can help young trees thrive into the future by watering young trees near you over the summer months.
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29/05/2025
The Arboricultural Association Conference will once again deliver a world-class lineup of presenters, covering a range of topics relevant to those working in arboriculture and related industries.
09/09/2024
The Arboricultural Association is pleased to reveal that the winner of this year’s Association Award is Jo Hedger.
Chair vacancy: Responsibility for the leadership of the FC; setting the...
The Irish Branch is hosting a knowledge day on veteran trees at the beautiful...
Pathways leaflet at the ARB Show’s Careers and Education Hub.
I have the privilege, but sad task, of saying that our profession has lost...
In spring 2024, Perennial partnered with the University of Exeter’s...
Government-backed and new development planting programmes frequently aim to...
Over the last six years, a group of arboriculturists from 11 European...
British Standard BS 3998:2010 is 15 years old, which begs a question - what...
Due to the prolonged dry weather, several ‘hosepipe bans’ are now...
You can help young trees thrive into the future by watering young trees near...
Environmental charity Trees for Cities has partnered with Glasgow City...
The UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), which is part of Defra,...
Where you want to create a unique impression, the Japanese umbrella pine with...
The members of the CAVAT (Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees) Group are...
In March, Sarah Hanson attended a Reading senior school careers fair to...
Tree preservation orders (TPOs) are a recognised mechanism of assigning legal...
2025 marks five years since the release of the Association’s series of...
Darren Allen was recently invited to give a talk to the Wombourne Historical...
Local community groups, schools and colleges joined forces to help plant 3...
This year the climbing community celebrates a special anniversary, marking 30...
In the arb industry we can, quite rightly, become obsessed with oak trees as...
The Scotland Branch’s spring field trip to Gargunnock Estate, just west...
On 24th January 2025, Storm Eowyn swept across Scotland with powerful force...
The Argyle Street ash in Finnieston, Glasgow, despite showing signs of...
The Knowledge Transfer (KT) system for arborists in Ireland is designed to...
The event will take place at St Patrick’s College Maynooth. The AGM...
Tree Canopy and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Policy, Cornwall Council Climate...
When a well-loved tree succumbs to disease, it is hard not to mourn its loss
Our three presenters – Julian Hight, Archie Miles and Mat Shute –...
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Because of expanding client networks and areas of operation throughout the UK and Ireland we are looking to recruit full-time Arboricultural Consultants to join our teams in the North West<...
As a Tree Officer you will be responsible for providing specialist arboricultural advice to colleagues, Councillors, and the public.
We seek an Arboricultural Surveyor to be at the forefront of our arboricultural department
Bridgwater & Taunton College seeks an outstanding individual to join our highly successful Agriculture & Environmental Sciences team
A vacancy currently exists for Park Superintendent Grade II-Tree Officer
We have an exciting opportunity for two Senior Arboricultural Officers/Arboricultural Officers to join our Landscape Services team
What We Are Looking For
To complement the skills of existing board members, we are particularly interested in applications from those individuals who have expert...
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