Oldham Council has teamed up with Treeconomics, i tree, and FCHO to undertake the biggest single tree survey in Oldham’s history. The aim of the survey is to establish the distribution, age, health, species mix, structural and ecosystem value of Oldham’s urban tree stock.

Volunteers will work as part of a team supervised by Oldham’s tree professionals and will be responsible for surveying 200 randomly selected plots across the borough. Volunteers do not need any background in trees, and will be given full training and teamed up with one of Oldham Councils qualified arboriculturalists for the survey work.

The findings of this survey will be written up into a full report which will help formulate the future management strategies for Oldham’s urban tree stock.

Volunteers must be able to attend the initial full day’s training to be held on 21 June 2016, and must be able to commit to a minimum of 5 full days equivalent surveying (this is flexible and can be organised to suit volunteer groups over the summer period).

Anyone interested in getting involved can contact Environmental Services 0161 770 4067 or by e-mail at environmentalservices@oldham.gov.uk or in writing to Tree Surveys, Alexandra Park, Kings Road, Oldham, OL8 2BH.