Explore a curated set of resources linked to the Trees and Development 2026 conference themes, from policy and design guidance to practical case studies and tools. Presentation slides will be made available here shortly after the conference.
Arbitecture
Arboricultural Association
Barrell Treecare (free download)
British Standards Institute (charged)
- BS5837:2012 Trees in relation to design demolition and construction (under review) link to British Standards
- BS8545:2014 Trees from nursery to independence in the landscape
- BS3998:2010 Tree work – recommendations
Forest Research (free download)
Maps
Nature Scot
Treeconomics (free download)
Trees and Design Action Group (free downloads)
- Trees Planning and Development A Guide for Delivery: Section One: Creating financial, environmental and social value into the future. Trees and Design Action Group
- Trees Planning and Development A Guide for Delivery Section Two: Planning the urban forest: how to develop a Strategy that delivers (TDAG)
- Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure (TDAG)
- Trees in Hard Landscapes a Guide for Delivery (TDAG)
- First Steps in Trees and new Developments (TDAG)
- First Steps in Canopy cover guides (TDAG)
Various
- Plant Health Scotland
- Scotland’s Environment Web
- Land Information Search
- James Hutton Institute Soil Finder
Woodland Trust
- Woodland Trust : recognising and categorising ancient and other veteran trees (2024)
- Woodland Trust Ancient Tree Inventory (includes access to hybrid historical maps)
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