Tree surgeon in Guildford.
The northern edge of our patch - cathedral city, leafy commuter villages and large mature gardens.
Looking for a tree surgeon in Guildford? Clive Richards has been doing tree surgery in Guildford and across Surrey since 1981 - tree removal, crown reduction, hedge cutting, stump grinding, site clearance and TPO work, all from one fully-insured local crew.
Guildford has a high concentration of conservation areas and protected mature trees - oak, beech and cedar in particular. We know the local TPO landscape well and handle the council paperwork for you.
We cover Guildford itself (GU1–GU5) and the villages around it - Godalming, Shalford, Bramley, Worplesdon, Merrow and Shere. If you are nearby and not sure whether you are inside our patch, send a WhatsApp with your postcode and we'll tell you straight away.
Tree surgery services in Guildford
The five jobs we get called out for most in Guildford. Each one starts with a free site visit and a written quote within 48 hours - no call-out fee.
Tree removal Guildford
Straight felling where there is room to drop a tree, and sectional dismantling on ropes where there is not - tight gardens, boundary lines, outbuildings and roadsides right across Guildford and the GU1–GU5 postcodes. Logs, chip and brash all leave with us under our Environment Agency waste carrier licence.
Tree felling & removal in detail →Crown reduction Guildford
Crown reduction, lifting, thinning and pruning to bring an overgrown tree back into proportion without spoiling its shape. A good share of the Guildford trees we are called out to look at need a reduction rather than a removal - and we will tell you so, even though it is the smaller invoice.
Crown work in detail →Hedge cutting Guildford
Annual hedge cutting, height reductions and full reshaping on laurel, leylandii, beech, yew, hornbeam, box and mixed native hedging. Regular Guildford customers go back into the same slot each year, so the cut always lands at the right point in the season.
Hedge trimming in detail →Stump grinding Guildford
Stumps ground out to 200mm below ground level as standard, and deeper where you are replanting, laying a patio or building over the spot. The grindings can stay behind as mulch for your borders or go on the truck with everything else.
Stump grinding in detail →TPO tree surgeon Guildford
Before a saw comes out we check whether your tree carries a Tree Preservation Order or stands inside a conservation area. Where it does, we prepare and submit the application or six-week notice to Guildford Borough Council for you and wait for the decision. Cutting a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence - worth having someone who has handled hundreds of these locally.
Conservation & TPO advice in detail →Every tree care service we cover in Guildford
Tree felling & removal
Safe removal of dead, damaged or unwanted trees - including sectional dismantling in tight spaces.
Learn more →Crown work
The core arboricultural work - reshaping a tree without ruining it.
Learn more →Hedge trimming
Annual cuts, height reductions, full reshaping. Sharp tools, clean cuts.
Learn more →Dead-wooding & pollarding
Removing dead branches and managing pollard cycles - done properly.
Learn more →Stump grinding
Removing the stump after felling, or for a clean slate.
Learn more →Site clearance
Overgrown plots, scrub, multiple trees - cleared and ready for what's next.
Learn more →Tree planting
Choosing the right tree, planting it properly, looking after it.
Learn more →Conservation & TPO advice
Knowing what councils will and won't allow, before you apply.
Learn more →A tree surgeon who knows Guildford's trees - and its council.
Forty-five years working across Surrey means we know the local tree stock, the conservation areas, and exactly what Guildford Borough Council will and won't approve. Where a Tree Preservation Order or conservation-area notice is needed, we handle the paperwork for you.
Every job in Guildford starts with a free site visit and a written quote within 48 hours - no call-out fee, no pressure.
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9.94 / 10 from 835 verified Checkatrade reviews.
“Brilliant from start to finish. Took down a dangerous beech that had been worrying us for years. Polite, professional, and the price was very fair for the size of the job.”
“Three years of regular hedge work on our property. Always reliable, always tidy, always a fair price. Just book him.”
“Clive and the team felled and ground out a large oak by the house. Clean job, immaculate site afterwards, written quote arrived in 24 hours as promised. Couldn't recommend more highly.”
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