Articles & papers

BTC/150/2021 - Opinion ... Individuals can drive climate action...read more »

BTC/149/2021 - Opinion ... Urban epidemic is no picnic for trees...read more »

BTC/148/2021 - The implications of recent English legal judgments, inquest verdicts, and ash dieback disease for the defensibility of tree risk management regimes...read more »

BTC/147/2020 - Opinion ... Tree strategies essential for safety...read more »

BTC/146/2020 - Tree Value: the Missing Metric in Built-Environment Management (Arboriculture Australia)...read more »

BTC/145/2020 - Opinion ... Redefine the aims of tree planting...read more »

BTC/144/2020 - Opinion ... A solid base from which to rebuild after the Coronavirus crisis is over...read more »

BTC/143/2020 - Opinion ... Leadership needed to plant trees now...read more »

BTC/142/2019 - Opinion ... Focus on trees that are fit for purpose...read more »

BTC/141/2019 - Site Guidance Notes - NZAA (November 2019)...read more »

BTC/140/2019 - ARBmagazine Trees People and the Built Environment 4...read more »

BTC/139/2019 - ARBmagazine Tree risk management series...read more »

BTC/138/2019 - Opinion ... Balance is key in tree Risk policies...read more »

BTC/137/2019 - Opinion ... Green improvements must come faster...read more »

BTC/136/2019 - Cavanagh Briefing Note...read more »

BTC/135/2019 - Opinion ... Highway authorities failing on risk...read more »

BTC/134/2018 - Technical Information Note 1: Tree risk management for duty holders...read more »

BTC/133/2018 - Opinion ... Healthy trees work harder for longer...read more »

BTC/132/2018 - Site Guidance Notes: Plugging the tree protection gap on construction sites...read more »

BTC/131/2018 - Highway tree inspections; what is the standard of the duty of care?...read more »

BTC/130/2018 - Sheffield's shame; Arboriculture's gain. ICF Chartered Forester Magazine...read more »

BTC/129/2018 - Briefing Note - SBD...read more »

BTC/128/2018 - Opinion...Consumers can drive major change...read more »

BTC/127/2018 - Site Guidance Notes; A new approach to protecting trees during construction....read more »

BTC/126/2018 - Opinion...Urban tree policy gap must be plugged. Horticulture Week....read more »

BTC/125/2018 - Ecobuild - Tree value; the missing metric in built-environment management...read more »

BTC/124/2017 - Opinion...A wish list for unblinkered thinking. Horticulture Week (December 2017)...read more »

BTC/123/2017 - Opinion…Our colleagues need to step up. Horticulture Week Opinion (October 2017)...read more »

BTC/122/2017 - Barrell on....How science and collaboration can help city trees. Horticulture Week Opinion (June 2017)...read more »

BTC/121/2017 - Barrell on....Unjustifiable tree felling. Horticulture Week Opinion (April 2017)...read more »

BTC/120/2017 - Tree benefits; the missing part of the street tree cost benefit analysis equation. Blog for ICF (February 2017)...read more »

BTC/119/2017 - Barrell on...The shocking state of trees suffering in new developments. Horticulture Week Opinion (January 2017)...read more »

BTC/118/2016 - According to Barrell...Street tree management should serve community interest. Horticulture Week Opinion (October 2016)...read more »

BTC/117/2016 - According to Barrell....Government must seize opportunity to reverse tree loss. Horticulture Week Opinion (September 2016)...read more »

BTC/116/2016 - According to Barrell....Good environmental policies don't mitigate harm done by other EU policies. Horticulture Week Opinion (June 2016)...read more »

BTC/115/2016 - According to Barrell...Quarantine needed to defend London plane trees. Horticulture Week Opinion (April 2016)...read more »

BTC/114/2016 - Barrell On … Rediscovering the multiple benefits of biochar. Horticulture Week Opinion (March 2016)...read more »

BTC/113/2016 - Tree assessment for planning. The AA Arb Magazine (Spring 2016)...read more »

BTC/112/2016 - Highways trees and people: Sheffield’s secret shame. The AA Arb Magazine (Spring 2016)...read more »

BTC/111/2015 - Barrell On...Residents let down by tree loss in Sheffield. Horticulture Week Opinion (Winter 2015)...read more »

BTC/110/2015 - Highways trees and people: time to move on. The AA Arb Magazine (Winter 2015)...read more »

BTC/109/2015 - Arboriculture: time to lose the baggage. ICF News (Winter 2015/16)...read more »

BTC/108/2015 - In search of the perfect report. Article for Arboriculture Australia’s The Bark (Winter 2015)...read more »

BTC/107/2015 - According to Barrell ... Highway engineers failing to champion trees. Horticulture Week Opinion (November 2015)...read more »

BTC/106/2015 - Duty of care insights from recent English civil court judgments and inquests relating to tree failures. Paper presented at the 2015 Green Urban Scape Asia Congress Singapore (November 2015)...read more »

BTC/105/2015 - According to Barrell ... Nature’s value disregarded in drive for profit. Horticulture Week Opinion (September 2015)...read more »

BTC/104/2015 - According To Barrell ... Tree protection must be brought up to date. Horticulture Week Opinion (July 2015)...read more »

BTC/103/2015 - According to Barrell ... Trees are let down by UK planning system. Horticulture Week Opinion (June 2015)...read more »

BTC/102/2015 - According to Barrell ... Urban trees let down by policy failures. Horticulture Week Opinion (April 2015)...read more »

BTC/101/2015 - Barrell On ... Unity needed on urban and rural tree care. Horticulture Week Opinion (February 2015)...read more »

BTC/100/2015 - Modern arboriculture: time to catch up! The AA Arb Magazine (Spring 2015)...read more »

BTC/99/2015 - Barrell On ... Trees: more trouble than they’re worth? Horticulture Week Opinion (January 2015)...read more »

BTC/98/2014 - According to Barrell ... Working together to bring trees to people. Horticulture Week Opinion (October 2014)...read more »

BTC/97/2014 - Urban greening: turning aspirations into action. Municipal Tree Officer’s Association Newsletter (Winter 2014/15)...read more »

BTC/96/2014 - Barrell On ... why highway tree inspection regimes must be protected Horticulture Week Opinion (August 2014)...read more »

BTC/95/2014 - Insights for tree risk managers from 2014 civil cases and inquests. Municipal Tree Officer’s Association Newsletter (Autumn 2014)...read more »

BTC/94/2014 - Barrell On ... Vigilance needed in tree-risk management Horticulture Week Opinion (July 2014)...read more »

BTC/93/2014 - According to Barrell ... Natural assets must have natural context. Horticulture Week Opinion (May 2014)...read more »

BTC/92/2014 - According to Barrell ... Contrasting approaches to heritage trees. Horticulture Week Opinion (April 2014)...read more »

BTC/91/2014 - BS 8545: more of the same or something different? Municipal Tree Officer’s Association Newsletter (Summer 2014)...read more »

BTC/90/2014 - Barrell On … Reversing council tree-planting failures. Horticulture Week Opinion (February 2014)...read more »

BTC/89/2014 - The National Trust; responsible national institution or hidden threat to our living heritage? Municipal Tree Officer’s Association Newsletter (Spring 2014)...read more »

BTC/88/2014 - Briefing note on the felling of The Duke of Wellington Cedar by The National Trust at Kingston Lacy House in December 2013 (January 2014)...read more »

BTC/87/2013 - According to Barrell … Heritage trees Horticulture Week Opinion (November 2013)...read more »

BTC/86/2013 - Tree inspections: a simpler alternative to the present complication and confusion. The AA Arb Magazine (Autumn 2013)...read more »

BTC/85/2013 - Barrell On … Ash: a risk management time bomb. Horticulture Week Opinion (August 2013)...read more »

BTC/84/2013 - Tree risk management for duty holders and arborists; an alternative approach. Article 3/3 for Arboriculture Australia’s The Bark (June 2013)...read more »

BTC/83/2013 - Barrell on … Chinese expo prepared on a bigger stage. Horticulture Week Opinion (June 2013)...read more »

BTC/82/2013 - Trees under siege RICS Residential Property Journal (April/May 2013)...read more »

BTC/81/2013 - Barrell On … We must all act to support conservation. Horticulture Week Opinion (March 2013)...read more »

BTC/80/2013 - Extreme consulting; is being an expert witness for you? Article 2/3 for Arboriculture Australia’s The Bark (March 2013)...read more »

BTC/79/2013 - Decision-making for arborists: How to get it right and sleep tight on windy nights. Article 6/6 for ISA Arborist News (February 2013)...read more »

BTC/78/2013 - Barrell On … Will standard spark a marketing frenzy? Horticulture Week Opinion (January 2013)...read more »

BTC/77/2012 - Arboricultural consultancy; an impossible dream or an achievable aspiration. Article 1/3 for Arboriculture Australia’s The Bark (December 2012)...read more »

BTC/76/2012 - Barrell On … The inherent dangers of monocultures. Horticulture Week Opinion (November 2012)...read more »

BTC/75/2012 - Tree Management within the Context of a Wider Legal Framework. Article 5/6 for ISA Arborist News (October 2012)...read more »

BTC/74/2012 - Reversing the Trend of Urban Deforestation in the UK. Sitelines – The Journal of Landscape Architecture in British Columbia (October 2012)...read more »

BTC/73/2012 - Barrell On … Green assets a perfect Olympics backdrop. Horticulture Week Opinion (August 2012)...read more »

BTC/72/2012 - Court Appearances: The Arborist as Expert Witness. Article 4/6 for ISA Arborist News...read more »

BTC/71/2012 - Barrell On … A tree group lesson in real consultation. Horticulture Week Opinion (15 June 2012)...read more »

BTC/70/2012 - Extreme consulting: Is being an expert witness for you? Article 3/6 for ISA Arborist News (June 2012)...read more »

BTC/69/2012 - NTSG: an alternative view! The AA Arb Magazine (Summer 2012)...read more »

BTC/68/2012 - TreeAH; a new method for assessing the heritage value of trees. Paper presented at 2012 ISA Conference Portland by Mark Wadey...read more »

BTC/67/2012 - Professionalism in a commercial world. Article 2/6 for ISA Arborist News (April 2012)...read more »

BTC/66/2012 - Barrell On … Follow London lead on tree strategy. Horticulture Week Opinion (30 March 2012)...read more »

BTC/65/2012 - Arboricultural consultancy in Britain. Article 1/6 for ISA Arborist News (February 2012)...read more »

BTC/64/2012 - Barrell On … guides to tree risk show stark contrast. Horticulture Week Opinion (20 January 2012)...read more »

BTC/63/2011 - Tree risk management: the duty holder’s perspective. Article 4/4 in The AA Arb Magazine (Winter 2011)...read more »

BTC/62/2011 - Barrell On … tree risk is not always a numbers game. Horticulture Week Opinion (21 October 2011)...read more »

BTC/61/2011 - Balancing tree benefits against tree security; the duty holder’s dilemma. Paper accepted by the Arboricultural Journal but publication delayed until Spring 2012...read more »

BTC/60/2011 - Safety in numbers; the 1:10000 time bomb. Summary of a paper presented at the 2011 AA Conference in Warwick...read more »

BTC/59/2011 - Extreme consulting; is being an expert witness for you? Article 3/4 in The AA Arb Magazine (Autumn 2011)...read more »

BTC/58/2011 - Liability negligence and Acts of God; the emerging position on managing tree hazards in England. Paper presented at 2011 ISA Conference Sydney by Jeremy Barrell...read more »

BTC/57/2011 - Going underground; the hidden dimension beneath London’s trees. Paper presented at 2011 ISA Conference Sydney by Dave Cashman...read more »

BTC/56/2011 - Barrell On … responses vital for best trees standard. Horticulture Week Opinion (5 August 2011)...read more »

BTC/55/2011 - Professionalism in a commercial world Article 2/4 in The AA Arb Magazine (Summer 2011)...read more »

BTC/54/2011 - Barrell On ... Boris Johnson’s vision for trees. Horticulture Week Opinion (13 May 2011) ...read more »

BTC/53/2011 - Barrell On ... saving forests for the nation. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/52/2011 - Arboriculture: lifestyle or profession? Article 1/4 in The AA Arb Magazine (Spring 2011)...read more »

BTC/51/2011 - Trees and structural damage. Supplementary Information Note to accompany the BTC 2011 RICS presentation series...read more »

BTC/50/2010 - Barrell On ... reforming urban tree management. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/49/2010 - Barrell On ... a positive way to make a difference. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/48/2010 - The protection of trees. Article in the RICS Land Journal...read more »

BTC/47/2010 - Responsibility for risk. Article in the RICS Residential Property Journal...read more »

BTC/46/2010 - Consultation comments on the NTSG draft Bringing common sense to tree management...read more »

BTC/45/2010 - Jeremy Barrell explains how profit still trumps sustainability in the US. ICF News...read more »

BTC/44/2010 - Barrell On ... a better standard for tree survival. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/43/2010 - Preparing for climate change; integrating trees into community adaptation strategies. Supplementary Information Note to accompany the BTC 2010 RICS presentation series...read more »

BTC/42/2010 - The emerging duty of care in England relating to trees; a practitioner’s perspective. Supplementary Information Note to accompany the BTC 2010 RICS presentation series...read more »

BTC/41/2010 - Barrell On ... turning car parks green. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/40/2010 - Life on the bright side of climate change. Article for TCIA magazine based on a paper presented at the 2010 Ohio ISA Chapter Conference USA...read more »

BTC/39/2010 - Barrell On ... strong leadership and need to talk. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/38/2009 - Barrell On ... being shown up by the US. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/37/2009 - Climate adaptation; the future for Arboriculture? Paper presented at 2009 AA Conference Exeter...read more »

BTC/36/2009 - Barrell On ... the need for a tree framework. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/35/2009 - Barrell On ... local lessons for Parliament. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/34/2009 - DR AS 4970: Lessons from the UK experience. Paper presented at 2009 ISAAC Conference Newcastle NSW...read more »

BTC/33/2009 - Extreme consulting; what it takes to be a successful tree expert witness. Paper presented at 2009 ISAAC Conference Newcastle NSW...read more »

BTC/32/2009 - Barrell On ... bringing the trees to the people. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/31/2009 - To fell or not to fell; that is The tree management question! Article for ISA News – based on a paper presented at ISA International Conference St Louis 2008...read more »

BTC/30/2008 - Barrell On ... standards for arboriculture. Horticulture Week Opinion...read more »

BTC/29/2008 - The UK urban canopy initiative: what is it why is it important and what we can all do to make a difference? Paper for the TEP XI Seminar Trees: the key to climate proofing our cities...read more »

BTC/28/2008 - Professionalism; traditional values in a modern world. Article in ICF News...read more »

BTC/27/2008 - Climate change and trees Article in the AA Newsletter Issue 141...read more »

BTC/26/2008 - Urban deforestation; it’s here and it’s going to hurt! Paper presented at Sheffield Hallam University Conference Flooding and Water Management in the Landscape...read more »

BTC/25/2006 - Traditional urban tree planting strategies: time for change? Article for essentialARB Issue 17...read more »

BTC/24/2006 - The evolution of SULE to TreeAZ. Article for ISAAC Newsletter...read more »

BTC/23/2006 - Axeman to Expert Witness; is it possible? Article for Australian ArborAge...read more »

BTC/22/2006 - Forestry and Arboriculture – allegiance or alliance? Article in ICF News...read more »

BTC/21/2006 - BS 5837 (2005): Six months on – success or failure? Article in AA Newsletter Issue 132...read more »

BTC/20/2005 - TreeAZ: An international framework for tree assessment. Paper presented at ISA International Conference Montreal (Unpublished)...read more »

BTC/19/2005 - A vision for Arboriculture. Article in essentialARB Issue 15...read more »

BTC/18/2004 - The British Sub-Standard 5837; where did it all go wrong? Article in essentialARB Issue 13...read more »

BTC/17/2004 - Fastigiate trees; fools gold or a winning strategy? Article in essentialARB Issue 13...read more »

BTC/16/2004 - Trees and light; Arboriculture emerging from the shadows! Article in essentialARB Issue 12...read more »

BTC/15/2004 - Pumping Arboriculture. Article in essentialARB Issue 11...read more »

BTC/14/2004 - Keeping trees on development sites; is it possible? Article in essentialARB Issue 11...read more »

BTC/13/2003 - TreeAZ: An international framework for tree assessment. Article in essentialARB Issue 10...read more »

BTC/12/2003 - Planning ahead. Article in essentialARB Issue 9...read more »

BTC/11/2003 - Tree assessment on development sites: The future of the Profession in the balance. Article in essentialARB Issue 8...read more »

BTC/10/2002 - Axeman to expert witness - is it possible? Article in essentialARB Issue 6...read more »

BTC/09/2002 - Taking the Profession forward. Article in essentialARB Issue 5...read more »

BTC/08/2001 - SULE: Its use and status into the New Millennium. Paper presented to the NAAA Conference in Sydney in April 2001...read more »

BTC/07/2000 - Streamlining tree related subsidence claims management: the tree perspective. Article in The Loss Adjuster...read more »

BTC/06/2000 - Quality Control in Report Writing and its Implications for the Arboricultural Profession. (Unpublished)...read more »

BTC/05/1998 - Increase profits; take trees seriously. Article in Construction South magazine...read more »

BTC/04/1996 - Pre-development tree assessment. Paper presented at the International Conference on Trees & Building Sites in Chicago...read more »

BTC/03/1995 - The Methodology employed to assess the condition of three trees within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. Presented jointly by Dr David Lonsdale John Dolwin and Jeremy Barrell and published in the Proceedings of the second European IS...read more »

BTC/02/1993 - Pre-planning Tree Surveys: SULE is the Natural Progression. Arboricultural Journal 17 33–46...read more »

BTC/01/1982–1993 - Compendium of published articles and letters (1982–1993)...read more »

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