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Security report for treesandhedging.co.uk

British Hardwood Tree Nursery Ltd. Trading as Trees & Hedging · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Trees & Hedging is a UK-based e-commerce business specializing in the sale of bare root and cell grown trees, hedging, shrubs, and planting accessories. Established since 1989, the company targets gardeners, landscapers, farmers, and woodland planners with a wide product range and competitive pricing. The website provides helpful planting guides, customer testimonials, and supports wholesale enquiries, positioning itself as a trusted supplier in the horticultural retail sector. Technically, the site runs on Magento 1 with a variety of JavaScript libraries and extensions to enhance user experience, including sliders and autocomplete search. While the site is mobile optimized and has good SEO practices, the use of an outdated platform poses security risks. Security posture is strengthened by HTTPS and secure payment gateways, but lacks modern security headers and explicit incident response policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected. WHOIS data is inconsistent, showing a domain creation date in the future, which raises concerns about registration legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy in content and business presentation but requires technical and compliance improvements to enhance security and privacy posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
42
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
58

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates in the retail sector with a focus on horticultural products, leveraging an e-commerce model to serve both retail and wholesale customers. Its competitive advantages include a long-standing market presence, extensive product catalog, and practical planting advice. Revenue streams likely derive from online sales of plants and accessories, supported by wholesale orders. The target customer segments include individual gardeners, commercial landscapers, and agricultural clients. The company maintains a consistent brand image and trust signals such as testimonials and secure payment options. The partnership ecosystem includes payment processors like SagePay and PayPal, and marketing tools such as Google Ads and Mailchimp. Strategic observations suggest the need for platform modernization and enhanced privacy compliance to sustain growth and trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and integration of secure payment gateways. However, the reliance on Magento 1, which is no longer supported, introduces potential vulnerabilities. The absence of key security headers and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate gaps in security governance. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is incomplete, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR explicit indicators. The business would benefit from upgrading its platform, implementing modern security headers, and formalizing incident response processes to reduce risk and improve compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade the e-commerce platform from Magento 1 to a supported and secure version to mitigate security risks.
  2. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Add modern security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen security posture.
  4. Publish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve security governance and trust.
  5. Verify and correct WHOIS domain registration information to ensure consistency and legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
British Hardwood Tree Nursery Ltd. Trading as Trees & Hedging
Registration number
5312858
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
British Hardwood Tree Nursery Ltd. Trading as Trees & Hedging
Description
Trees and Hedging provide a wide range of bare root plants nationally, alongside planting products and sundries.
Key services
Online sales of bare root and cell grown plants, Wholesale enquiries, Planting advice and guides, Planting accessories and protection products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento 1, jQuery, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, Amasty extensions, Owl Carousel, Nextend Slider, Smart Slider 3
Frameworks
Magento
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure payment gateways integrated
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied by gtag usage)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Ads (AW-1035080609), PCAPredict
Marketing tools
Mailchimp signup form CSS referenced
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional e-commerce platform selling trees, hedging, shrubs, and planting accessories.
  2. Content is rich with product categories, guides, testimonials, and contact options.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners found, indicating partial GDPR compliance.
  4. Use of outdated Magento 1 platform poses security risks.
  5. WHOIS data is inconsistent with business claims, domain creation date is in the future.
  6. No security.txt or incident response information published.
  7. Secure payment methods and HTTPS are implemented.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Magento 1 CMS with multiple JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, and various slider plugins. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes SEO-friendly meta tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and caching evident. However, the platform is outdated and may pose security risks. No advanced hosting provider information was found. Accessibility features are basic, and there is room for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance. The technical infrastructure supports a professional e-commerce experience but requires modernization to reduce technical debt and security exposure.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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