Call for Research – Tree Root Damage to Historic Boundary Walls

Responses before the 31st of July 2024.

Invitation to complete a short (less than 5 min) survey on the topic of tree root damage to historic boundary walls. The aim of the research is to develop guidance to improve outcomes for trees and walls where mitigation of root damage is required in the historic environment.

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/6Qe2UD1E2HhZpGA49?

About the researcher: Duncan Woolsmith

I completed my MEng in Civil Engineering from the University of Surrey in 2006, and have since worked as a structural engineer gaining Chartered Civil Engineer status in 2013 and Chartered Structural Engineer status in 2017. Over the last ten years I have been increasingly specialising in conservation and am currently completing my MSc in Historic Conservation at Oxford Brookes University, with the kind support of my employer Stantec. The study considered herein forms part of the research for my dissertation and I believe will provide a valuable contribution to the field.