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Woodplan was originally developed as a research project at the university of New Brunswick, Canada. The first program was sold in Scotland for use on a private estate in Deeside in 1985.

During the latter 1980s and early 90s the emphasis was on systems for the measurement of standing timber using digital data collection devices such as Callipers. This in turn led to the production of the first expert system for woodland compartment records and production forecasting. The harvesting control software Felled Timber was also produced at this time and became particularly popular with sawmills in Ireland. These were all DOS based modular programs but well ahead of their time in terms of functionality.

Throughout the 1990’s WoodPlan continued to grow as both a consultancy and software business, continuing to develop and refine forestry management software and production forecasting. In the late 1990’s the first Windows based software was released with increased interest from the public sector for the new Amenity Trees program originally designed for some of the largest private estates. WoodPlan released the original Windows version of Amenity Trees in late 1998 with North Tyneside Council being the first Local Authority user.

A management buyout in 2001 has seen the company grow further with new staff bringing in key expertise in areas such as cartography and IT systems integration.

2007 saw the release of WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care version 4 and the development of a business relationship with the Korec Group to provide more focused survey solutions in keeping with the advancements in survey technologies.

Despite significant changes over the last 23 years, WoodPlan still work with clients from the early days of the business, several of our existing customers were the first to trial our Microsoft DOS platform software as far back as 1986. Long before the term – ‘user friendly’ was used in computing and all was done from a command line! Today the on-going development of WoodPlan continues with all software packages tested to run on the latest Microsoft Windows Vista platform, Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. WoodPlan is now expert in the area of GIS integration with all commonly used systems, interface with hand held data capture devices and has developed it’s own system for integrated map reporting.
February 2010
Adur District Council are the latest Local Authority to benefit from WoodPlan tree management software being integrated into their MapInfo GIS environment. Using MapInfo MapXtreme and MapXmobile, datasets will be shared across the intranet and mobile environments through one GIS driven system to assist with Parks and Open Spaces tree management.

January 2010
ProximiTREE from Bluesky can now be imported directly into WoodPlan tree management software. ProximiTREE is a valuable resource for organisations without tree data or an idea of the number of trees under their ownership. If you are looking into having a tree survey or would like further information on WoodPlan and ProximiTREE, contact us on 0845 094 8628.

December 2009
UPM Tilhill (South East Region) are the latest private sector organisation to benefit from WoodPlan software being integrated into their ESRI ArcGIS 9 environment.

December 2009
WoodPlan continues its drive to provide specialist off-the-shelf management systems which add value to existing IT infrastructure. WoodPlan software is now available as an optional MapInfo driven solution, from mobile working through to server based GIS. Through the use of the MapInfo .NET development environment, WoodPlan have been working with MapInfo Premier Partner Dotted Eyes to provide a superior tree management system for MapInfo corporate users. A similar solution is also available for ESRI ArcGIS Desktop / Server users.

October 2009
St Helens Housing Group Helena Partnerships choose WoodPlan software for pro-active tree management within their green-space service.

August 2009
Waverley Borough Council choose WoodPlan software to manage tree hazard assessments and works across a large and diverse area covering housing, parks and common land.

June 2009
WoodPlan are now supplying the new Motion J3400 Tablet PC - undisputedly the best Tablet to hit the market to date; it's rugged, versatile and affordable! The perfect partner for WoodPlan software. Full feature coming soon

May 2009
Trafford Council choose WoodPlan Software to provide them with a new tree management system for Highways and Parks.

March 2009
Longleat Estate choose WoodPlan Mobile and GPS ready Motion Tablet PCs with Aerial photography and OS data pre-loaded to assist with tree management across the estate.

February 2009
Ground Control Limited choose WoodPlan Mobile software for tree hazard surveys.

December 08
East Ayrshire Council and the East Ayrshire Woodlands partnership choose WoodPlan software to enhance woodland management schemes in the local area.

November 08
London Borough of Ealing choose WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 to replace their existing tree management system.

October 08
The Crown Estate select WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 and Motion Tablet PCs to assist with the surveying and on-going management of public open space trees.

October 08
Amenity Tree Care 4 and WoodPlan Mobile allow users to integrate the CAVAT survey methodology where required.

August 08
Latest users:The Goodwood Estate Company.

APF 2008: Come and see us on stand E4B at the APF 2008 - 18, 19, 20 September, where we will be show casing our latest products incuding WoodPlan Mobile.

July 08
WoodPlan are pleased to announce that we are now able to supply Motion Tablet PCs. The Motion LE1700 and the latest Motion F5 offer tree surveyors superior mobile working solutions at competitive prices. Talk to us today to see how WoodPlan’s Mobile software range and Motion Tablet PCs can revolutionise the way you work. 0845 094 8628
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July 08
WoodPlan are pleased to announce that we are now able to supply Motion Tablet PCs. The Motion LE1700 and the latest Motion F5 offer tree surveyors superior mobile working solutions at competitive prices. Talk to us today to see how WoodPlan’s Mobile software range and Motion Tablet PCs can revolutionise the way you work. 0845 094 8628
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July 08
Forest Records update now available to all users. The latest update includes forecasting for Western Red Cedar. If you haven’t already received an update then please feel free to contact us.
0845 094 8628

June 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
Zoological Society of London ­ Whipsnade Zoo

May 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
East Durham and Houghall Community College and Scurrah Associates Ltd.

April 08
Welcome on board to our latest users:
Worthing Borough Council, Continental Landscapes, Sherborne Castle Estates, Luss Estates and CKD Galbraith Glasgow office.
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April 08
We are always looking for new ways to go that bit further and improve your support service...
We have recently invested in a remote user support module which allows us to give you instant interactive on-line training and support...
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March 2008
Asset Management and environmental control system is on the way for 2008
Development of a new asset management module and environmental control system using technology developed between WoodPlan Limited, the Korec Group and several major GIS suppliers is underway...
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March 2008
Greater compatibility for MapInfo and WoodPlan users, automatically update your workspace...
WoodPlan are pleased to announce that all our software products are now capable of providing a fully integrated linkup with MapInfo...
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March 2008
Planning module and tender documentation for Amenity Tree Care version 4...
A new planning module will be available to all Amenity Tree Care version 4 supported users at the end of March...
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February 2008
New Risk Assessment System
The WoodPlan Amenity Tree Care 4 risk assessment facility has been redeveloped to provide users with the most flexible and customisable system on the market...
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February 2008
Forest Records v3 and Woodland Grants Consultancy
WoodPlan Limited have recently been helping clients with Woodland Grant Applications for EWGS, SFGS and BWW in time for 1st April 2008 deadline...
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January 2008
Trimble Nomad Launched
WoodPlan have recently taken deilvery of a Trimble Nomad from the Korec Group...
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January 2008
Felled Timber – Major Upgrade and launch for 2008
WoodPlan are currently working on plans for a major upgrade to the Felled Timber software system...
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