Peter Hart is currently studying with Treelife at westonbirt arboretum on a part time level 4 diploma in arboriculture.
The course covers plant science, pests and diseases, tree biomechanics, planting and design, woodland management, trees in the built environment, law and tree roots and construction.
Great oak hall at Westonbirt arboretum – the classroom
The workload and level of study is incredibly intensive but having got over a third of the way through the course the end is slowly coming into to focus!
The key aim is to become a better arborist as a result of gaining the knowledge and understanding, but theory based projects within arboriculture is the ultimate goal.