We're back as Paul Naylor chats with the Tree Detective Mark Chester about his three decade career.

Mark Chester: Mark Chester has spent more than 30 years working with trees and advising on their management as a professional consulting arborist. He is the Principal Consultant at Cedarwood Tree Consultants, which he founded in 2005. Founder of the education social enterprise Oscar's Tree Academy, which provides forest school resources for primary school aged children and their teachers, he is also the editor of The World of Woodlands, a magazine about trees. Known as The Tree Detective, he has a passion to share about trees in an accessible way. He especially campaigns to promote good practice in establishing young trees and protecting ancient trees and woodlands.

Paul Naylor: Media & You is a design and marketing agency founded and owned by Paul Naylor.
Based in Meir Park, Stoke-on-Trent, the agency specialises in design, PR, and marketing services, particularly for books, magazines, and other printed media.
Major clients include Oscar's Tree Academy; Shropshire Business Magazine – for which he has won design awards; The Alliance of British Drivers; Happy Smiles; Fiveways Insurance and, more local to his home, Noreus – a company dealing in renewable energy.
Paul is also a trustee for the charity Telford After Care Team (TACT). A role he has held since late 2019.

www.theworldoftrees.org.uk
www.treeconsultants.org.uk
www.thetreeacademy.org.uk

Email: mark.chester@treeconsultants.org.uk
Landline: 01981 570426
Mobile: 07888 838360