Services

Crown lifting is when you remove the lowest branches of a tree preferably keeping the crown balanced.  You would carry out this operation over roadways, footpaths or even to gain more light into a garden. 

Stump grinding is the removal of the stump in the ground.  This operation is carried out by a specialist machine, grinding the stump into chippings to a maximum depth of 300mm below the existing soil level.  The smaller roots spreading from the stump will be left undisturbed in the ground.

DG Tree Services can help with the supply and planting of most trees and shrubs.

DG Tree Services can help with the supply and planting of most trees and shrubs.

Consultancy services provided: site visits with tree reports/surveys to include hazard assessments, fungus identification or even long-term tree management reports carried out by a qualified technician certified arborist. 

There are 18 species of bat found in the UK, 17 of which breed here.  Bats are protected by law throughout Europe. In the UK, bats are primarily protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (amended 2010).  Under this act it is an offence to damage or disturb a bat roost, even if it is done unknowingly and successful prosecutions can result in fines of several thousand pounds.  Many species of UK bat roost in trees either when hibernating in the winter, raising young in the summer or simply when resting during the day after foraging at night. This means that it is often necessary to carry out a bat survey on a tree before working on it to ensure that there will be no disturbance to bats using the tree. 

DG Tree Services works with a fully qualified and licensed bat worker and arborist to ensure that all possible steps are taken to avoid disturbing bat roosts in trees when working on them. 

Chalk grassland is a very rare, 50% of all the world’s chalk grassland is in the U.K with a loss of approximately 90% since the second world war.  Over recent years we have carried out vast operations (approximately 9 Hectares) of clearance to regain this rare habitat known as Europe’s rain forest which can hold up to 30/40 different species per 1m2.

Woodlands range from native Oak and Ash woodlands to coniferous forests consisting mainly of introduced tree species planted for timber production. Woodlands can be managed to promote commercial timber production, game, conservation and recreation, or any combination of these. The emphasis in any individual wood will depend on the priorities of the current woodland owner or manager. A woodland may experience many changes over its lifetime as a result of changing management and aims. 

Our main woodland management aim and experience is centred around the principles of sustainable forestry and woodland management and improving the productivity and ecological significance of the site. 

Our policy is to sustain woodlands by using modern techniques to increase the productive life span of woodlands and their habitats. We aim to conserve wildlife and increase bio-diversity by carefully planned woodland management procedures. 

We work with private woodland owners, local and district councils and wildlife and conservation groups. 

We offer a wide range of contracting and consultancy services for woodland management. These include: 

• Woodland Planting 
• Track and ride Clearance and Creation 
• Purchase of Standing Timber 
• Coppicing, Thinning and Clear Felling 
• Clearing Rhododendron, Laurel and other unwanted or invasive species 
• Installation of Gates and Fencing 
• Footpath Creation and Maintenance
• Pond Creation, Ditch Clearance and Creation
• Pest and Wildlife Management
• Habitat Creation, Maintenance and Management
• Permanent or temporary HGV and machine access