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Advice worth reading before you ring
Guides and notes from the jobs we do, written so you can tell whether you have a problem before you pay anyone to look at it.
Do I need permission to cut down a tree in my garden?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
Tree Preservation Orders, conservation areas and when the council needs to know.
Read it →Can I prune a tree in a conservation area?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
What a section 211 notice is and how the six weeks work.
Read it →Can I cut back branches from my neighbour's tree?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
Where the boundary is, and what you can and cannot do.
Read it →Can tree and hedge work be done in the bird nesting season?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
What the Wildlife and Countryside Act says about nests.
Read it →How tall can my neighbour's hedge legally be?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
There is no fixed height, but there is a complaints route for high hedges.
Read it →Should I grind out a tree stump or leave it?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
When a stump is fine to leave and when it is better out.
Read it →A tree has come down in a storm: what should I do first?
Problems 26 Oct 2026
Safety, power lines, insurance and protected trees, in that order.
Read it →Can bats stop a tree being cut down?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
Why mature trees are checked for roosts before felling.
Read it →How do I check that whoever takes my garden waste is licensed?
Advice 26 Oct 2026
The public register that tells you whether a waste carrier is registered.
Read it →Horsham · Crawley · Southwater · Billingshurst
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