LTOA seminar

Tuesday 14 May 2019  

 Agenda

10.00am          Welcome from Gareth Harrison-Poole, LB Camden

10.05am          Andy Tipping, LTOA Vice Chair - update

10.10am          David Humphries, City of London, Tree fungi, colonisation and decay

11.05am          Questions

11.10am          Professor Nicola Spence, Defra Chief Plant Health Officer, Action Oak and the pest and diseases facing Oak trees

12.00am          Questions

12.10pm          Tea and coffee

12.30pm          David Blair, LB Hackney, Fomitiporia mediterranea on London Plane: Observations from LB Hackney

12.45pm          Greg Packman, Royal Parks, Update on Massaria Guidance Document Revision

12.55pm          Questions

1.00pm            Lunch in local pub 

Thank you to David Houghton, LB Camden for hosting and thank you to David Archer Associates for sponsoring the seminar.

National Tree Officers Conference 2019 - Call for Presentations Now Open

Building on the success of the last three conferences, the fourth National Tree Officer’s Conference is being organised by the London Tree Officers Association (LTOA), the Municipal Tree Officers Association (MTOA) and facilitated by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF).

This is a great opportunity for tree, woodland and planning officers to present to their peers on the latest research, best practice and innovation in different areas of local authority arboricultural and urban forestry work. To be eligible to present you have to work in local or central government.

The conference will be held on Wednesday the 6^th November 2019, at the Concert Hall in Reading Town Hall, Berkshire, RG1 1QH.

The period for submitting presentation outlines for the conference is now open and it will close on Monday 20 May 2019 at 17:00.

Outlines must include the following information:

• Name
• Organisation
• Email
• Presentation topic
• Presentation overview (500-word maximum)
• Approximate presentation length (i.e. 20 minutes)

 Based on delegate feedback from last year’s conference, the following topics are suggested:

• Planning
• Enforcement and Felling licenses
• Pest and Diseases
• Collaboration – Private and Public
• Species Selection
• Climate Change
• Innovation
• Austerity budget
• Legal discussions
• Tree valuation
• Subsidence

 Additional relevant topics will be considered, following review by the selection committee.

Outlines will be reviewed by a selection committee comprising Andy Lederer, ICF; Matthew Seabrook, MTOA; Al Smith, LTOA; Jake Tibbetts, LTOA; Becky Porter, LTOA; Hester McQueen, ICF. Selection will be based on overall quality, appropriateness, focus and appeal to a local authority audience.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference, and receiving a wide range of submissions.

Outlines should be sent by email to: Becky Porter, London Tree Officers Association This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The National Tree Safety Group comment on Court of Appeal decision in Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh EWCA Civ 2232

The National Tree Safety Group comment on Court of Appeal decision in Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh EWCA Civ 2232, the recent case discussing a landowner’s liability for injuries caused by a falling tree which was alleged not to have been inspected properly:

Click here to view the story on the National Tree Safety Group website

The Exponential benefits of trees