Forestry & Estate Management Rural Land Surveys

Whether it’s parts of the estate that are currently underused or adjacent land you’re considering acquiring, land surveys can help you to assess future potential. You might be considering developing the land, installing more efficient drainage, or new landscaping that could support the estate’s long term plans.

Our detailed surveys record key information. They can support regular estate management tasks including fire risk assessments, tree surveys, condition surveys, asbestos surveys and asset registers. Our detailed measured surveys of existing structures and land features can also inform any estate development and renovation plans.

As your estate grows, develops or changes, you should keep your plans up to date, especially if you’re buying or selling your rural land. We return to many sites and estates to record changes to our original surveys with new developments and land ownership and boundaries updates. We also work in close partnership with a number of specialists to cover areas such as below ground utility and drainage surveys.

A topographical survey maps key features of the land. It can be used as a base plan for developing your biodiversity, woodland and ecosystems management plans. From rivers and wetlands to fields and forests, you’ll gain a detailed overview of the estate’s natural features.

Other professionals can use these surveys to identify potential site issues, like erosion, habitat loss, flooding or drainage problems. With the right survey information, you can ensure the estate continues to function sustainably and conserve its habitats and species for the future.

Country and rural estate management usually covers large areas of land, so it’s important to accurately identify property boundaries. This allows for more effective management of adjacent land alongside other landowners. It can help prevent disputes as well as more effective management of ditches, hedgerows and dividing fences.

Boundary surveys are also useful for land sales, leases or subdivisions. As part of our land survey services, we support estate management by producing plans for the Land Registry process. This ensures new ownership details are registered correctly and provides an accurate record of what is being sold or leased.

Detailed records of a woodland or forest are essential for effective and efficient forestry management. Our topographical surveys give you an accurate map of the location, size and spread of the most important trees, which is a good starting point.

It enables other professionals to add their assessment, so you can build a robust asset register of the estate’s trees and woodland. This may record the type of trees, their condition and whether they are protected by a Tree Preservation Order.