Tree Consultancy That Works for You and Your Trees
Independent arboricultural surveys and specialist reports across the South West and South Wales.
Company Mindset
Trees are more resilient than people are often led to believe. At Hebden Arboriculture, the starting point is always finding a way to keep them, not a reason to remove them. If work is genuinely needed, you will get a clear, plain-English explanation of why, and a report that is actually useful rather than a document produced simply to satisfy a process.
Company Background
Hebden Arboriculture is an independent arboricultural consultancy led by Alex Hebden, a Somerset-born consultant with over 20 years of experience working with trees across the world and on his doorstep.
Alex began his career as a climbing arborist in Somerset in 2004, going on to work in New Zealand, carry out disaster relief tree clearance in the Caribbean, and train local communities in safe tree felling and timber milling in Sierra Leone, before returning to Somerset to found Hebden Arboriculture. That range of experience, across different species, climates, and high-pressure situations, informs every survey he undertakes.
He holds a Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture, is a Technical Member of the Arboricultural Association, and is a Registered QTRA User. His clients have included individual homeowners with a single tree of concern, large institutional estates, and major commercial developments including large-scale solar farm projects.
His approach is straightforward: to give clients the information they actually need, presented clearly, so they can make informed decisions. That means retaining trees wherever it is safe and reasonable to do so, challenging unnecessary work where it is not warranted, and producing reports that are genuinely usable rather than documents that simply satisfy a process. Every instruction is treated on its own merits, and no work is ever recommended to generate further work.
