A tree that's dead, dangerously leaning, storm-damaged or simply too big for where it's growing needs to come down safely, not hacked apart from a ladder with a bow saw. We fell trees in one piece where there's open space to drop them, or take them down section by section, roped and lowered under control, wherever buildings, fences, power lines or a neighbour's garden are close by.

Most removals are wrapped up in a single visit, from the initial assessment through to felling, cutting up the timber and a full site clean-up, with stump grinding available from the same crew if you want the job finished completely. If a tree needs urgent attention after a storm, our emergency tree service covers that separately.

1. Free assessment -- We look at the tree's size, species, condition and surroundings, nearby structures, power lines, how much room there is to work with, and give you a written quote before anything starts.
2. Deciding how it comes down -- Where there's open space, the tree is felled in one piece: a rope is set, a notch cut into the base, then a back cut directs the fall exactly where it's meant to go. Where space is tight, it's taken down section by section instead, roped and lowered under control from the top down.
3. Cutting and rigging -- For a sectional dismantle, our climber sets up rigging at a centre point, then cuts and lowers branches and trunk sections to the ground crew piece by piece rather than letting anything drop free.
4. Processing the timber -- Once the tree is on the ground, it's cut up on site. Usable timber goes on for milling, and smaller branches go through the chipper for mulch rather than to landfill.
5. Clean-up -- All branches, leaves and debris are cleared before the crew leaves, so the site is left tidy rather than just felled and abandoned.
6. Stump grinding, if you want it -- The same crew can grind the stump down below ground level in the same visit, see our stump grinding and removal page for how that side of the job works.

• Felling a tree in one piece where there's room to drop it safely, or sectional dismantling branch by branch and section by section where buildings, power lines, fences or the road are close by
• Cutting up the trunk and branches once the tree is down, with usable timber sent on for milling and smaller branches run through a chipper for mulch rather than sent to landfill
• Full site clean-up and removal of all branches, leaves and debris before the crew leaves your property
• Removal of dead, dying, storm-damaged or diseased trees, including trees that have already lost a limb or are leaning after wind or lightning damage
• 24-hour emergency response for storm-damaged or fallen trees, including making a hazardous tree safe and clearing blocked access
• A free on-site assessment and written quote before any work starts, for both residential and commercial properties

• Stump grinding is quoted and charged separately from the felling itself — typically an extra £300 to £500 depending on the stump's size — though it's carried out by the same crew rather than handed to a subcontractor, so it can usually be done in the same visit if you want it finished there and then
• Crane hire or specialist rigging for very large, tall or hard-to-reach trees, which pushes the price up from the standard £1,000-plus bracket for larger and more difficult removals
• Any tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order or standing in a conservation area needs written council consent before work can start — this isn't something we can arrange on your behalf, though we'll flag it during the assessment if we spot it

Felling a garden tree with open space to drop it into is one kind of job. Taking one down over a conservatory roof, between two fences, or a few metres from next door's kitchen window is a different one — the tree has to come down in sections, roped and lowered under control rather than dropped in one piece, and that's where things go wrong if whoever is running the saw hasn't trained specifically for it. Our climbers hold NPTC certification in aerial tree work, chainsaw operation, and rigging and controlled dismantling, which covers exactly that situation: bringing a tree down piece by piece with control over where each section lands, not gambling on a clean fell because the space is tight. The business also carries £5,000,000 public liability insurance, which matters more on a removal than on most other tree jobs, simply because of how much sits within falling distance of a mature trunk — sheds, cars, greenhouses, a neighbour's fence. Founder George still visits jobs himself rather than pricing a removal from a photo; on anything with a tight drop zone, seeing the site in person is often what separates a straightforward job from one that needs a different approach altogether. In his words: "I love talking trees and stump removals. We built this business on trust and personal service. No matter the size of the job—whether it's pruning a small garden fruit tree, helping a property factor maintain an entire housing estate, or clearing a commercial site of thirty mature oaks—we bring the same level of care, respect, and energy to your property."

We're based in Long Eaton, on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border, and most removal jobs are within a short drive of there — Long Eaton itself, plus Sandiacre, Breaston and Draycott on the Derbyshire side, and Beeston, Chilwell, Stapleford, Toton, Attenborough, West Bridgford, Wilford, Ruddington and Clifton across into Nottinghamshire. That county line matters more than people expect when it comes to permissions: Long Eaton falls under Erewash Borough Council, Beeston and Stapleford answer to Broxtowe, West Bridgford and Ruddington to Rushcliffe, and anywhere closer to the city centre to Nottingham City Council — four separate planning departments, each running its own Tree Preservation Order and conservation-area process, so a tree needing written consent on one street might not need it two roads over under a different authority. We check which council a property falls under as part of the assessment rather than assuming it matches the last job we did nearby. Ground conditions shift across the area too: low-lying stretches near the river — Attenborough, Trent Lock, and the parts of Long Eaton and Beeston closest to the Trent — sit on damp, heavy clay from the floodplain, which tends to produce shallower, wider root plates on large trees and leaves them more prone to leaning after storms; it's also soft going underfoot, so stump grinders sometimes need boards laid down first to avoid rutting a lawn or driveway. Higher ground further from the river, up around Mapperley and the sandstone ridge the city itself is built on, gives roots less depth to work with but generally firmer, drier anchoring.