FLS-0071-FW Responsive Chainsaw Operations, Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys

Lot 1 - North Highland (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 2 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 3 - Moray (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 4 - Aberdeenshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 5 - Tay (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 6 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 7 - Loch Awe (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 8 - North Argyll (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 9 - Isle of Mull (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 10 - Lochaber (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 11 - Cowal (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 12 - Trossachs (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 13 - Scottish Lowlands (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 14 - South Region - East (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 15 - South Region - Central (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 16 - Galloway (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 17 - Ayrshire (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 18 - Arran (Responsive Chainsaw Operations) This lot shall include the following core services: Tree felling Road line felling Regen clearing Diseased tree clearance Road clearance Oversized tree felling Clearing wind blow Clearance of hazardous trees Minor harvesting support Conversion of felled trees into marketable timber Cross cutting into lengths Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Use of hand winch Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Tree removal prior to, during, and after peatland restoration works – trees to be felled, delimbed, and material removed from within 5 metres of a watercourse. Brashing Use of towed chippers and self-propelled tracked/wheeled chippers with trained operatives

Lot 19 - North Highland (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 20 - Inverness, Ross and Skye (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 21 - Moray (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 22 - Aberdeenshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 23 - Tay (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 24 - Kintyre and Knapdale (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 26 - Loch Awe (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 26 - North Argyll (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 27 - Isle of Mull (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 28 - Lochaber (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 29 - Cowal (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 30 - Trossachs (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 31 - Scottish Lowlands (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 32 - South Region - East (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 33 - South Region - Central (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 34 - Galloway (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 35 - Ayrshire (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.

Lot 36 - Arran (Arboriculture Work & Dangerous Tree Surveys) This lot shall include the following core arboriculture services: Tree felling Clearing wind blow Tree surgery Completion of crown reduction/side pruning/whole tree removal from within registered seed stand/orchard Cross cutting into lengths Use of hand winch Rope access work Traffic management including stop/go boards, provision of a banksman, provision of traffic lights Sned out and leave arisings on the ground Chipping of arisings Disposal of arisings off-site Stump grinding MEWP Powered pole pruning Tractor/agricultural mounted powered winch or line skidding operations Halo thinning (no climbing) This lot shall include the following dangerous tree survey formal inspections: Roots – inspecting ground about the tree for signs of root damage, root lift, fungal fruiting bodies or indications of intrusive excavations or evidence of recent level changes. Base – looking for indications of damage to buttresses and lower stem. Indications of decay and fungal fruiting bodies, girdling roots, loss of bark, cavities, or stress cracks. Stem – indications of fibre buckling, bottle necking, swellings, cavities, wounds, fungal fruiting bodies, necrotic bark, progressive lean, appropriate crown stem ratio, compression forks or ribs. Scaffold (first order) Limbs – hazard beams, hanging snapped limbs, decay, cavities, fungal fruiting bodies, compression forks, bulges, cankers, necrotic bark, spiral cracks, shear cracks and bombs or deadwood. Second order Limbs - as per Scaffold limbs. Foliage - chlorosis of leaves, symmetry of the crown, gaps in the canopy, dis-colouration of leaves and twigs, Fungal fruiting bodies, dieback, leaf size and shape.