Amenity Trees facilitates the recording of all trees. It enables records to be linked to a mapping system and allows the user to set the level of priority to be attached to any individual or group of trees. It enables the systematic monitoring of trees where there is a responsibility in respect of public liability. Complete records may be kept of all inspections and follow-up actions. It allows for planning within the constraints of budgets and Health and Safety.
Some trees can be hundreds of years old.
Safety considerations may have to be seen alongside conservation. A veteran tree can be home to diverse communities of living organisms. In recognition of their contribution to bio-diversity veteran trees, such as this one, are now the target of incentives to ensure they are recorded, monitored and managed sympathetically. A large degree of flexibility allows lists to be edited and adapted for use with other systems. Multiple inspections may be recorded for every tree in the system so that changes may be monitored over a time period.