Course categories

All courses are supplied at these two sites

Cory Community Centre Highgate Common, Highgate Road, Stourbridge, DY7 5BS

Spirited Adventure Ltd Ash Coppice, Upper Netchwood, WV16 6SF

Only certain courses are supplied at this site

Bridges Stone, Nr Alfrick, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5HR

THE KNAPP & PAPERMILL NATURE RESERVE

  • Cross-cut and maintenance

  • Felling up to 380.00

  • Hedge trimmers

  • Pole pruning

Only the following courses at this site:

  • Blowers

  • Brush cutters / trimmers

  • Clearing saws

Person trimming a large tree branch using a pole saw while wearing safety gear, including a helmet and gloves.

Pole pruner course one day if the candidate already has the cross-cutting and maintenance qualification. If not, it is a two-day course.

To be able to use a chainsaw in a tree from a rope and harness. You must have a certificate for cross-cutting, maintenance and felling small trees up to 380.00mm diameter.

A gas-powered hedge trimmer laying on grass, featuring an orange and white engine and a long, serrated cutting blade.

Ground-based Training

These Lantra Award courses cover a multitude of industries, from Arboriculture forestry agriculture horticulture, landscape and grounds maintenance.

Battery-powered weed trimmer lying on dirt ground next to some chopped wood and green plants.

  • Chipper

  • Stump Grinder

  • Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cut

  • Chainsaw Felling (up to 380 mm)

  • Pole Pruner

  • Hand-held Hedge Trimmer

  • Brushcutter / Trimmer

  • Clearing Saws

  • Pedestrian Mowers/Ride-on Mowers

  • All-Terrain Vehicles

Courses include:

Aerial / Tree Access Training

These courses cover safe access, rescue, and cutting techniques while working at height in trees.

Courses include:

  • Accessing a Tree & Aerial Rescue

  • Aerial Cutting of Trees with a Chainsaw

  • chainsaw qualification felling trees up to 380.00 diameter is a prerequisite.

  • Aerial Tree Pruning

  • Aerial Tree Rigging

  • Safe use of a MEWP

  • Use of a chainsaw from a MEWP

Candidate Requirements

  • Bring your own tools & equipment, in good working order and meet PUWER Regulations.

    If you cannot bring them, we may be able to provide or hire them - please contact us.

  • Joining Instructions specific to your course will be sent out to you. This will include specific PPE requirements, Date and time of the course and location, etc.

  • Bring a packed lunch and drinks.

  • Bring wet weather gear - courses will run in the rain unless conditions are unsafe.

Four men inspecting and working with tools and equipment on tables in a workshop or training room. Items include chainsaws, drills, and safety gear.

When you take Chipper or Stump Grinder courses, we provide the machines you’ll use.

Our Courses & Duration

We offer a full range of Lantra-approved, integrated training + assessment courses, including:

Contact the office on 07971 209 516 for all pricing on the above courses.

*All course costs include workbooks, assessment, registration, and certification.

If there is a course that you want to do but is not showing on the site. Please get in touch with the office, and we will try and accommodate.

In-house training can be done at the client’s premises if they wish. We are flexible both ways. Ash Arb is countrywide, so travelling isn’t a problem to meet our customers' needs.

Full payment is required before course commencement. Minimum notice is one week so that paperwork can be registered with Lantra and workbooks and paperwork can be sent out. Please call the office if you require special payments terms to meet your operational needs.

Booking Information

1

Fill in our easy to use booking form provided at the top of this page and email it to: info@asharbtraining.co.uk

2

We’ll send you a booking confirmation with full course details and payment instructions (via bank transfer).

3

Once payment is cleared, we’ll send you an invoice/receipt and any additional pre-course info.