The National Tree Safety Group (NTSG) was formed in response to growing concerns about the unnecessary removal of trees from the UK’s streets, parks and landscapes.
ABOUT NTSG
NTSG is a group of organisations with an interest in tree risk management that now leads a nationally recognised approach to tree safety management in the UK. Our handbook (now in its second edition) provides common-sense risk management guidance that is proportionate to the actual risks from trees, and that recognises the importance of trees, and the many benefits they provide, to society and the environment.
NTSG Guidance
Hard copies of both the Full Guidance Publication and the Summary document are available to purchase from the Arboricultural Association's online book shop: www.trees.org.uk/Book-Shop
Common sense risk management of trees:
Full guidance
Second Edition, 2024
Nationally recognised guidance on tree-safety management in the UK. It is intended for anyone responsible for trees, including duty holders, who may be landowners of estates or smallholdings, householders, as well as those who manage, advise and work on trees.
Common sense risk management of trees: Summary
Second Edition, 2024
A summarised version of guidance on trees and public safety in the UK for owners, managers and advisers.