Martin Dobson Associates

Arboricultural Consultancy

Client List

Solicitors

Badhams Thompson

Badhams - Law

Barlow Lyde and Gilbert

Beachcroft

Berrymans Lace Mawer

Brignalls

Davies Lavery 

DLA

DMH

E.L. Murphy and Co.

Eversheds

Greenwoods

Hextall Erskine

Kennedys 

Lawrence Graham

Lyons Davidson

Memery Crystal

Plexus-Law

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

RSA Legal

Watmores

Weightmans

  

Other clients

ABC Awards

A&F Technical Services

Adams+Collingwood Architects

Canon Morgan and Rheinberg Partnership Architects

Capel Manor College

Card Geotechnics

Charles Leon and Associates

Cheshire County Council

Conran and Partners

Ellis May loss adjusters

Environmental Services Association

Forestry Commission

Hart District Council

McLarens loss adjusters

Peter Bridgeman & Associates

Prime Central Properties Ltd

Q Developments

Quest Property Services

Royal Forestry Society

Terram Ltd

Tree Council of Ireland

Ufton Associates loss adjusters

Waverley District Council

Westminster City Council

Wolff Architects 

Publications

 

1.      Dobson, M.C. and Freer-Smith, P.H. (1988). Ozone fluxes during short-term fumigations and their impact on the gas exchange of Picea sitchensis and Picea abies. In: 2nd International Symposium on Air Pollution and Plant Metabolism: Workshop and Poster Presentation, GSF, Munich. pp 51-52.

2.      Freer-Smith, P.H. and Dobson, M.C. (1989). Ozone flux to Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. and Picea abies (L.) Karst. during short episodes and the effects of these on transpiration and photosynthesis. Environmental Pollution (Series A)  59, 161-176.

3.      Taylor, G., Dobson, M.C., Freer-Smith, P.H. and Davies, W.J. (1989). Tree physiology and air pollution in southern Britain. Research Information Note 145. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

4.      Taylor, G. and Dobson, M.C. (1989). Photosynthetic characteristics, stomatal responses and water relations of Fagus sylvatica: impact of air quality at a site in Southern Britain. The New Phytologist 113, 265-273.

5.      Taylor, G., Dobson, M.C. and Freer-Smith, P.H. (1989). Changes of partitioning and increased root lengths of spruce and beech exposed to ambient pollution concentrations in southern England. Annales des Sciences Forestieres 46 suppl, 573-576.

6.      Freer-Smith, P.H., Dobson, M.C. and Taylor, G. (1989). Factors controlling the rates of O3 uptake by spruce and beech. In: Proceedings of the 14th IUFRO Meeting; Air pollution and forest decline. Vol II. Eds. J.B. Bucher and I. Bucher-Wallin. pp. 407-409.

7.      Dobson, M.C., Taylor, G. and Freer-Smith, P.H. (1990). The control of ozone uptake by Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. during drought, and interacting effects on shoot water relations. The New Phytologist  116, 465-474.

8.      Dobson, M.C. (1990). Fluxes to, and effects of O3 and SO2 on Picea abies,  P. sitchensis and  Fagus sylvatica. D.Phil Thesis, University of Ulster.

9.      Dobson, M.C. (1990). When salt goes-trees live. In: British Association for the Advancement of Science magazine; SCOPE  22. Winter 1990. pp. 4-7.

10.  Dobson, M.C. (1990). De-icing salt-lifesaver? Urban Forests, Winter 1990. pp. 14-15.

11.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). De-icing salt damage to trees and shrubs and its amelioration. In: Research for practical arboriculture. Ed. S Hodge. Forestry Commission Bulletin 97. HMSO, London. pp 141-151.

12.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). Killer Condiment. Surveyor, February. pp 17-18.

13.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). Diagnosis of de-icing salt damage to trees. Arboriculture Research Note 96/91/PATH. Forestry Commission.

14.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). Prevention and amelioration of de-icing salt damage to trees. Arboriculture Research Note 100/91/PATH. Forestry Commission.

15.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). Tolerance of amenity trees and shrubs to de-icing salt. Arboriculture Research Note 101/91/PATH. Forestry Commission.

16.  Dobson, M.C. (1991). De-icing salt damage to trees and shrubs. Forestry Commission Bulletin 101. HMSO, London.

17.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1991). The potential for woodland establishment on landfill sites. Paper prepared for the Department of the Environment Landfill Practices Research Review Meeting, Keyworth, Nottingham, 6 November 1991.

18.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1992). Practical uses of sites - Forestry. Paper presented at the National Association of Waste Disposal Contractors Training Course: Practical Landfill Restoration and Aftercare of Landfill Sites, Lord Daresbury Hotel, Warrington, 3-4 September 1992.

19.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1993). The potential for woodland establishment on landfill sites. HMSO, London.

20.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1993). Should trees be planted on capped landfills? Waste Planning 7, 30-32.

21.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1993). Trees and desiccation of clays. Authors reply. In; Waste Planning 8, 32.

22.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1993). Landfill and trees: Are the two compatible? Environmental Manager's Journal 2, 31-34.

23.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1995). Site capability assessment for woodland creation on landfills. Research Information Note 263, Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

24.  Dobson, M.C. (1995). Tree root systems. Arboriculture Research and Information Note 130/95/ARB. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

25.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1995). A re-evaluation of objections to tree planting on containment landfills. Waste Management and Research 13, 570-600.

26.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1995). Restoring landfill sites for woodland establishment and the use of Research Information Note 263.  In: Establishment of Woodland on Landfill. Proceedings of a seminar held at Mersey Forest, 24 Sept. 1995. pp10-17.

27.  Freer-Smith, P.H. and Dobson, M.C. (1995). Assessment of the role of physiological response to sulphur dioxide. In: Decline of Sitka spruce on the Welsh coalfields. Ed., M. Coutts Forestry Commission Technical Paper 7. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

28.  Patch, D. and Dobson, M.C. (1996). Driveways Close to Trees. Arboricultural Practice Note 1. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

29.  Dobson, M.C. and Patch, D. (1997). Trees in Dispute. Arboricultural Practice Note 3. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

30.  Marshall, D., Patch, D. and Dobson, M. (1997). Root Barriers and Building Subsidence. Arboricultural Practice Note 4. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

31.  Moffat, A.J., Bending, N.A.D. and Dobson, M.C. (1998). Barriers Against Tree Roots - An Experimental Investigation, Arboriculture Research and Information Note 141/98/ERB. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

32.  Dobson, M.C. and Moffat, A.J. (1999). Examination of tree and root performance on closed landfills in Merseyside.  Arboricultural Journal 23, 261–272

33.  Dobson, M. and Ryan, J. (2000). Trees for Noise Control. Arboricultural Practice Note 6. Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham.

34.  Dobson, M. (2000).  Woodland on landfill: objections and opportunities. In: Proceedings of Ireland’s Third National Conference on Urban Forestry, Galway City, Ireland, 22–24 April 1998 pp 38-43. Ed, K.D. Collins. Tree Council of Ireland.

35. Moffat, A., Foot, K., Kennedy, F., Dobson, M. and Morgan, G. (2008). Experimental tree planting on U.K. containment landfill sites: results of 10 years of monitoring. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 13, 163-172.