For the past seven years, Climbers Way Tree Care has worked closely with Winchester Cathedral to ensure its trees remain safe, healthy, and well-managed. As one of the UK’s most historic sites, the cathedral grounds contain many veteran trees that require ongoing care and attention.
Supporting Winchester’s Annual Christmas Market
Winchester’s Christmas Market is ranked among the top 10 in the UK, attracting thousands of visitors each year. With large crowds gathering around the cathedral grounds, tree safety is a top priority. Our work helps ensure that all trees are stable and secure, allowing the event to take place without unnecessary risk.
Our key services for Winchester Cathedral include:
- Routine tree inspections to identify and mitigate potential risks
- Aerial inspections of veteran and high-risk trees
- Pruning and maintenance to prevent structural failure
- Specialist care for historic and veteran trees
Aerial Inspections for Ancient London Plane Trees
The cathedral grounds are home to numerous veteran trees, some of which require advanced arboricultural techniques to assess their health and stability. Recently, we conducted two aerial inspections on towering 27-meter-high London Plane trees, each over 200 years old. These inspections allow us to detect potential structural weaknesses and take action before problems arise.
Aerial inspections help to:
- Assess tree stability at height
- Identify decay, cracks, or disease in the upper canopy
- Determine necessary remedial work to prolong tree health
Why Winchester Cathedral Trusts Climbers Way Tree Care
- Seven years of dedicated service to the cathedral
- Expertise in managing historic and veteran trees
- Specialist aerial tree inspections for high-risk trees
- Commitment to preserving the cathedral’s natural heritage
Preserving Winchester’s Historic Landscape
Winchester Cathedral is a site of cultural and historical significance, and its trees are a vital part of that heritage. Through expert care and long-term management, we help ensure these magnificent trees continue to thrive for generations to come.
If you manage a historic site and require specialist tree care, contact Climbers Way Tree Care for expert advice and professional services.
Climbers Way Tree Care delivers a wide range of arboricultural services for Winchester City Council, helping to keep trees across the city safe, well managed, and looking their best.
The contract includes practical tree surgery, planting, tree supply, and ongoing aftercare. From careful pruning to watering hundreds of young trees through the summer, our team supports the council with reliable, professional tree care across public spaces.
Tree Surgery Completed to BS3998 Standards
All works are completed in line with BS3998: Recommendations for Tree Work. This ensures every operation is carried out with care, consistency, and respect for the long-term health of the tree.
The works include:
- Tree felling where trees are unsafe, unsuitable, or in decline
- Deadwood removal to reduce risk from falling branches
- Crown reduction to manage tree size, shape, and weight
- Crown lifting to improve clearance over paths, roads, and public areas
- Tree planting, including sourcing and supplying suitable trees
Skilled Arborists Who Take Pride in the Detail
Pruning is one of the areas where our arborists really shine. It takes skill, care, and a good eye. A poor prune can leave a tree looking like it lost a fight with a hedge trimmer. A good prune keeps the tree safe, balanced, and natural.
Our team is confident and experienced in carrying out pruning works across Winchester, from simple clearance works to more detailed canopy management.
Keeping Residents Safe & Informed
Public engagement is an important part of this contract. Many works take place in busy public areas, so clear communication and strong site safety are key.
- Additional resources allocated where needed to manage public safety
- Clear site controls used to protect residents, visitors, and staff
- Residents and interested parties kept informed during ongoing works
- Works planned to reduce disruption wherever possible
Watering Over 600 Newly Planted Trees
As part of the contract, Climbers Way Tree Care is also responsible for watering over 600 newly planted trees. This is carried out weekly from May to September, helping young trees establish during the warmer months.
We have successfully delivered this watering programme for the past three years, supporting tree survival rates and helping Winchester’s tree stock grow stronger for the future.
| Service | Purpose | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Tree surgery | Manage safety, structure, and clearance | Safer public spaces and healthier trees |
| Tree planting | Support future canopy cover | Greener streets and open spaces |
| Tree watering | Help young trees establish | Better growth and long-term survival |
A Reliable Partner for Winchester City Council
This contract shows Climbers Way Tree Care’s ability to deliver a complete arboricultural service. Our team combines skilled tree surgery, practical planting support, strong public communication, and dependable aftercare.
By working closely with Winchester City Council, we help protect public safety, support new tree planting, and care for the city’s trees from the ground up.
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If your council, estate, or organisation needs professional tree surgery, tree planting, or tree watering services, contact Climbers Way Tree Care today. Our experienced team delivers safe, reliable, and high-quality arboricultural services with care from start to finish.
Our most recent contract with Hampshire County Council has given us the opportunity to work on a diverse range of sensitive sites, from schools and colleges to police stations, art centres, ambulance centres, and open spaces. These environments demand a careful, well-structured approach to ensure both safety and minimal disruption.
Specialist Tree Work in Schools & Community Areas
Working in schools requires extra attention to safeguarding staff and students. Our team ensures:
- Advanced coordination with school staff before any work begins
- Clear communication with premises on the day of the job
- Safety barriers and cordons to create secure work zones
- Flexible scheduling to avoid peak school hours
Promoting Sustainability in Woodland Schools
Many of the schools we work with are Woodland Schools, meaning that we strive to leave woodchip and timber on-site to benefit pupils’ outdoor learning experiences. If a school cannot use these materials, we make contact with other local schools to ensure byproducts are shared within the community.
Managing Tree Safety Across Hampshire
Our work across Hampshire focuses on removing trees with defects to create safer environments. A large portion of our removals involve ash trees affected by dieback, ensuring that school grounds, public spaces, and emergency service buildings remain safe for users.
One example of our large-scale work includes:
- Deadwooding over 200 trees at Crookhorn College, allowing students to safely access green spaces beneath the canopy
- Tree removals in school playgrounds and public spaces to eliminate falling hazards
- Preserving trees where possible through strategic pruning and maintenance
Precision Planning & Communication
Due to the variety of sites we attend, each project requires effective programming and communication. Our structured approach includes:
- Pre-project discussions with clients to address safety concerns
- Flexible work hours to accommodate site-specific risks
- Pre-set cordons for smooth transitions between work areas
- Universal safety measures that apply across all sensitive sites
Why Hampshire County Council Trusts Climbers Way Tree Care
- Expertise in tree care for schools and public spaces
- A track record of safe, efficient operations in high-risk environments
- Commitment to sustainability by redistributing wood byproducts locally
- A structured, communication-driven approach to sensitive site management
Keeping Hampshire’s Schools & Public Spaces Safe
From safeguarding school children to ensuring public buildings remain hazard-free, our partnership with Hampshire County Council reflects our commitment to safe, responsible, and expert tree care.
If you manage a sensitive site that requires professional tree services, contact Climbers Way Tree Care for expert solutions tailored to your needs.
For the past five years, Climbers Way Tree Care Ltd has been a trusted contractor for Fareham Borough Council, delivering professional arboricultural services under a framework agreement. In 2023, the framework was renewed for a further four years, reflecting a strong working relationship built on trust, clear communication, and reliable delivery.
This partnership has grown into more than a standard contractor relationship. Climbers Way works closely with the council to solve problems, improve efficiency, and deliver practical tree care across the borough.
Delivering Works Within Clear Timeframes
Within the framework, Climbers Way carries out a wide range of tree works across specified timescales, from urgent works through to tasks programmed over a period of up to six months.
- Urgent tree works requiring fast response
- Planned pruning and remedial operations
- Tree works near homes, roads, and public spaces
- Longer-term work packs scheduled across the borough
Creating a Smarter Work Pack System
Many work packs issued under the framework are spread across several locations. In some cases, this can mean only a small amount of work in each area, which makes delivery less efficient.
Rather than accept the slow way of doing things, Climbers Way worked with Fareham Borough Council to develop a more streamlined approach.
We now consolidate works into larger, better-planned packs based on the resources needed. This allows us to allocate the right team, tools, and equipment from the start.
- Work grouped into larger, more efficient packs
- Better planning of teams and equipment
- Reduced travel and downtime between small tasks
- More work completed in a shorter timeframe
- Improved value for the council
Resident Communication That Keeps Work Moving
Much of the work takes place close to residential properties, so community engagement is key. A tree job can be simple on paper, but if residents are surprised by noise, access needs, or timing, it can soon become tricky.
That’s why Climbers Way contacts affected residents during the survey stage wherever possible. This helps us programme the work at a suitable time and complete the task first time with minimal disruption.
- Residents contacted before works where they may be affected
- Works programmed around access and local needs
- Clear communication used to reduce disruption
- Better chance of completing works on the first visit
Rapid Response Through Better Mapping
After working with the council for many years, Climbers Way has built strong internal habits to support fast response when urgent issues arise.
One key improvement is the use of mapped tree data. We have logged and plotted trees across the council area on a platform that all team phones can access. When an urgent call or email comes through, our office team can move fast, and our site teams can head out with the right information already in hand.
| Challenge | Climbers Way Approach | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Urgent council requests | Mapped tree data available to office and site teams | Faster response and clearer planning |
| Works spread across locations | Tasks consolidated into larger work packs | Improved efficiency and better value |
| Works near homes | Residents contacted before works are programmed | Less disruption and smoother delivery |
Ready Teams, Clear Data, Faster Delivery
Our operational teams are prepared with equipment, maps, and site information so they can respond quickly. If trees are new or not yet recorded on the mapping system, they can be added remotely and tagged for the teams before arrival.
It’s a simple idea, but it makes a big difference. Less confusion. Less waiting. More trees managed safely and efficiently.
A Framework That Keeps Improving
This contract shows how a strong council partnership can improve over time. By combining practical arboricultural skill with smart planning, resident engagement, and digital mapping, Climbers Way Tree Care helps Fareham Borough Council manage its tree stock in a safer, faster, and more cost-effective way.
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If your council or organisation needs professional arboricultural services, including planned tree works, urgent response, resident liaison, and efficient framework delivery, contact Climbers Way Tree Care today. Our experienced teams deliver safe, reliable, and well-organised tree care that keeps public spaces moving.
Climbers Way Tree Care has delivered ongoing arboricultural safety works for Oxfordshire County Council for the past seven years. The contract focuses on managing trees that may present risks to heavily used public footpaths, highways, and community spaces.
From urgent safety works to large maintenance packages, our team plans, manages, and delivers all works in-house to ensure they are completed on time, safely, and with minimal disruption to the public.
Managing Large Work Packages
Tree works are often issued in large packs, sometimes including up to 500 trees. These works require clear planning, strong coordination, and efficient delivery.
- Ongoing tree safety works across highways and footpaths
- Regular maintenance works across the county
- Large work packs managed and programmed in-house
- Works planned to reduce disruption to residents, road users, and businesses
Public Engagement That Makes a Difference
Many works take place in highly populated areas, so public engagement is a key part of the contract. Where works may affect access, local events, homes, or businesses, we make sure people are kept informed.
This has included:
- Letter drops to nearby properties before scheduled works
- Contact with local business owners where access may be affected
- Use of community Facebook groups to share updates
- Clear communication with interested parties throughout each project
Good communication keeps work moving. It also helps residents understand why the works are needed. Nobody likes a surprise chainsaw outside their front door at 8am. Fair enough.
Keeping Materials in the Community
Where possible, Climbers Way also looks for ways to create a positive local impact from tree works. We have used community channels to offer woodchip and timber to schools, allotments, and community groups.
This helps useful material stay local, reduces waste, and gives tree surgery by-products a second life in places where people learn, grow, and gather.
Traffic Management & Chapter 8 Compliance
Working near roads and footpaths means safety planning has to be spot on. As part of our operations, we implement traffic management strategies in line with Chapter 8 guidelines for road works and temporary situations.
Every project allocated to Climbers Way is surveyed before work starts. This allows our team to identify risks, access issues, traffic management needs, and any additional requirements before operatives arrive on site.
- Pre-work surveys completed before teams attend site
- Traffic management requirements identified in advance
- Office team arranges licences for agreed dates and resources
- Works planned around public safety and access needs
| Project Need | Climbers Way Approach | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Large tree work packs | In-house programming and resource planning | Efficient delivery within required timescales |
| Busy highways and footpaths | Chapter 8 traffic management planning | Safer works with reduced public disruption |
| Community impact | Public updates, letter drops, and local engagement | Better communication and smoother project delivery |
Planting Over 300 Trees Across the County
As part of our most recent contract, Climbers Way Tree Care also delivered a county-wide planting project involving over 300 new trees.
This included working with members of each parish council to agree suitable planting locations. In some parishes, our team also took part in community engagement days, helping local residents plant trees in green spaces and advising them on aftercare.
- Over 300 trees planted across Oxfordshire
- Planting locations agreed with parish councils
- Community planting days supported by Climbers Way teams
- Advice provided on ongoing care and maintenance
Working to Recognised Tree Work Standards
All works are completed in accordance with BS3998: Recommendations for Tree Work. This ensures pruning, felling, and associated operations are carried out professionally, safely, and with respect for tree health.
A Trusted Council Partnership
This long-standing contract shows Climbers Way Tree Care’s ability to deliver safe, organised, and community-aware arboricultural services at scale. By combining skilled tree work, careful planning, traffic management, and public engagement, we help Oxfordshire County Council manage its tree stock safely and responsibly.
Get in Touch
If your council, estate, or organisation needs professional arboricultural services, including tree safety works, highway tree management, public engagement, traffic management planning, or tree planting, contact Climbers Way Tree Care today. Our experienced team delivers safe, practical, and reliable tree care from survey to completion.
