Dryad Tree Specialists was appointed to support the London Borough of Haringey through its Parks and Leisure Dynamic Purchasing System.
The DPS gives the council a clear and flexible way to procure specialist parks, leisure, landscaping, and arboricultural services. For Dryad, it provides a route to deliver safe, responsive, and professional tree maintenance across a busy London borough.
The Client
The London Borough of Haringey manages a large and varied public tree stock.
The council is responsible for around 40,000 trees. These are found across streets, housing sites, parks, open spaces, woodlands, conservation sites, schools, and the grounds of other public buildings.
This creates a wide range of tree risk management needs. Some sites are busy. Some are sensitive. Some need planned works. Others need fast reactive support.
The Challenge
Haringey needs tree works that protect people, property, and public spaces.
The council’s tree works are carried out to meet its duty of care and support its tree strategy. This means work must be safe, well planned, and matched to the needs of each site.
The main challenge is scale. The borough has thousands of trees spread across many different land types. Each site can bring different risks, access issues, and public safety needs.
- Street trees near roads, footways, and parked cars
- Trees within housing estates and shared green spaces
- Parks and open spaces used by residents every day
- Schools and public buildings where safeguarding matters
- Woodlands and conservation sites needing sensitive methods
- Reactive works where fast action may be needed
The Scope of Works
The DPS covers a broad range of parks and leisure services. Dryad Tree Specialists supports the tree maintenance element of the maintenance category.
This includes planned and reactive arboricultural services across public spaces and council-managed land.
- Tree maintenance works
- Planned tree surgery programmes
- Reactive tree works
- Tree inspections and maintenance
- Pruning and crown reduction
- Pollarding where suitable
- Tree felling where needed for safety
- Tree safety works in public areas
- Support for parks, housing sites, schools, highways, and green spaces
Our Approach
Dryad Tree Specialists takes a practical, safety-first approach.
Before any works begin, we assess the site, the tree, and the people around it. This helps us choose the safest method and reduce disruption to residents, visitors, staff, and road users.
Our teams are used to working in live public spaces. Clear site controls, good communication, and tidy working methods are key.
- Plan works around site access and public use
- Create safe working zones before cutting starts
- Use clear signage and barriers where needed
- Work around schools, parks, estates, and highways with care
- Keep disruption low for residents and visitors
- Leave sites safe, tidy, and usable
Technical Delivery
Tree works across Haringey may involve many different methods. Some trees need light pruning. Others need crown reduction, pollarding, deadwood removal, or full removal where risk can’t be managed another way.
Dryad’s arboricultural teams choose the right method for the tree and the site.
The aim is simple. Keep people safe, protect public spaces, and retain trees where it’s practical to do so.
| Service Area | How Dryad Supports the Contract |
|---|---|
| Planned Tree Maintenance | Structured tree surgery works to support long-term tree management. |
| Reactive Tree Works | Fast response to urgent tree safety issues when required. |
| Public Safety | Safe systems of work in parks, streets, schools, housing sites, and open spaces. |
| Tree Risk Management | Practical works that help the council meet its duty of care. |
| Site Communication | Clear updates, safe work zones, and low disruption for residents and site users. |
Public Safety and Community Value
Haringey’s trees form part of the borough’s public life.
They line streets, shade parks, support wildlife, improve housing estates, and help make green spaces better places to spend time.
Good tree maintenance protects that value.
Dryad’s work helps keep public spaces safe and open. It also helps the council manage tree risk in a calm, planned, and professional way.
Project Outcomes
This contract gives Haringey access to specialist arboricultural support through a flexible DPS route.
For Dryad Tree Specialists, the focus is on dependable delivery, clear communication, and safe tree works across a wide range of public settings.
- Support for Haringey’s duty of care
- Safe tree maintenance across busy public spaces
- Planned and reactive tree surgery capability
- Practical support for parks, housing sites, schools, and highways
- Clear working methods that reduce disruption
- Professional arboricultural services from an experienced team
Get in Touch
If your council, estate, housing provider, school, or organisation needs professional tree surgery, tree surveys, or arboricultural management, contact Dryad Tree Specialists today. Our experienced team delivers safe, practical, and reliable tree care with clear communication from start to finish.
