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Tree Surgery

Storm Damage & Fallen Trees

Clearing fallen trees and making storm-damaged ones safe.

After high winds, trees fail in a few predictable ways: a whole tree uprooted, a stem snapped, a large limb torn out, or a branch left hanging in the crown. Each needs a different approach, and some are among the most dangerous jobs in tree work because the timber is under tension.

What storm work involves

Fallen trees

Cutting up and clearing a tree that has come down across a garden, a drive, a fence or a lane.

Hung-up and broken branches

Bringing down branches caught in the crown or hanging from a split, before they fall on their own.

Leaning and uprooted trees

Assessing a tree whose root plate has lifted, and taking it down in a controlled way where it cannot be kept.

Making the rest safe

Once the immediate danger is dealt with, looking at what is left of the tree and whether it can be kept with pruning.

First things first

  • Keep everyone away from the tree and anything it is touching.
  • If it is on or near a power line, stay well clear and call 105, the free national power cut number, or 999 if there is immediate danger.
  • Take photographs for your insurer before anything is moved.
  • Dead or dangerous trees have exceptions to the usual consent rules for protected trees, but notice still applies in most cases; we will explain what your council needs.

Our work

Jobs we have finished

Every photograph here is Treemac247's own, taken on the job.

Common questions

Problems we are asked about

Before you ring

Questions we get asked about storm damage & fallen trees

A tree has fallen on my property: who pays?

That depends on your insurance and whose tree it was, so call your insurer first and photograph everything. We can clear it and write down what we found.

Do I need permission to remove a protected tree that has blown over?

Work on dead and dangerous trees is an exception to the usual consent rules, but you normally still have to give the council five working days' written notice before removing a dead protected tree, unless there is an immediate risk of serious harm.

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