About Tree Surgeon Colchester
Tree surgery for Colchester and north Essex, carried out by NPTC-qualified, Lantra-trained tree surgeons with over ten years behind them. Free written quotes, insurance and qualification certificates supplied with the quote, and council applications for protected trees handled at no charge.
- Over 10 years' experience
- NPTC qualified and Lantra trained
- Public and employers liability insured
- Certificates supplied with every quote
- Free written quotes
What We Do
Tree Surgeon Colchester covers everything from a single overgrown conifer in a back garden to storm damage, stump grinding and commercial site work. Day to day that means crown reduction and pruning, tree removal and stump grinding, pollarding, hedge cutting and site clearance, wood chipping, tree health checks and emergency call-outs.
The work is split fairly evenly between householders and commercial customers: landlords and letting agents, housing associations, schools, estates, developers and site managers.
Qualifications and Insurance
Tree work is one of the few trades where anyone can buy a chainsaw and a van. These are the things worth checking before you let anyone up a tree, ours included.
Qualifications
Our tree surgeons hold NPTC certification for chainsaw use and climbing, the recognised standard for professional tree work in the UK. The team is Lantra trained, carries forestry first aid and holds CSCS cards for construction sites.
Insurance
The business carries public and employers liability insurance. Rather than waiting to be asked, the certificate is supplied with your quote, along with qualification evidence. For landlords, agents, schools and site managers that is usually the paperwork your own insurer or head office needs on file.
Experience
The tree surgeons doing the work have over ten years behind them across Essex and Suffolk, on domestic gardens, commercial sites, estates and emergency work.
How We Work
Photos first. A few pictures of the tree, what is around it and the route in are usually enough for a provisional price, without waiting for a visit.
A free written quote. Before anything is booked you get the job and the price in writing, including what happens to the wood and whether the stump is coming out.
Permissions handled. If the tree is covered by a Tree Preservation Order or sits in a conservation area, we make the application or notice to the council for you, free of charge.
Timing that suits the tree and you. Most pruning is best in the dormant season, hedges are checked for nesting birds between roughly February and August, and commercial sites can be worked at quieter times within our hours.
Cleared before we leave. Brash is chipped on site. Chips can stay for your borders and paths or be taken away, and larger wood is cut into logs.
What We Do Not Take On
Being clear about this saves everyone time, and it matters more than another paragraph about quality.
- Formal tree surveys to BS 5837 and arboricultural method statements for planning applications. These come from a consulting arboriculturist. We carry out the work on the ground alongside one.
- Reports for mortgages, insurance or subsidence claims, which are also a consultant's work.
- Oak processionary moth nest removal, which needs a specialist contractor because of the health risk from the caterpillars' hairs.
- Japanese knotweed treatment, where cutting and moving material can spread it and disposal is regulated.
If what you need falls into one of those, we will say so and point you in the right direction.
Areas We Cover
Colchester and north Essex, including:
Want a Price?
Send photos through the quote form any time, or call between 8am and 6pm, seven days a week.
Questions People Ask First
Insurance, qualifications and how quotes work.
Are you insured?
Yes. The business carries public and employers liability insurance, and the certificate is supplied with your quote rather than only on request. If you are a landlord, agent or business, that is usually the document your own insurer or head office will want on file.
What qualifications do your tree surgeons hold?
NPTC certification for chainsaw and climbing work, Lantra training and forestry first aid across the team, with CSCS cards for construction sites. Certificates are supplied with quotes. NPTC and Lantra are the standard qualifications for professional tree work in the UK.
Do you charge for quotes or for looking at a tree?
No. Written quotes are free. Photos are usually enough for a provisional figure, with a visit where a job needs measuring properly. Applications to the council for protected trees are also handled free of charge as part of the quote.
How long have you been working in the area?
The tree surgeons carrying out the work have over ten years of experience in tree surgery across Essex and Suffolk, covering domestic gardens, commercial sites, estates and emergency storm work.
What do you not take on?
Formal tree surveys to BS 5837, arboricultural method statements for planning, oak processionary moth nest removal and Japanese knotweed treatment all need a specialist, and we will say so and point you to the right one rather than take the work.
Do you handle Tree Preservation Order applications?
Yes, free of charge. If a tree turns out to be protected or sits in a conservation area, we make the application or notification to the relevant council for you. Conservation area notices run for six weeks, so it is worth starting early.