View our tree care FAQs

Grounds maintenance covers all services associated with the maintenance and improvement of outdoor spaces. Services include; grass cutting, weeding, spraying hedge cutting, floral displays, hard landscaping, flower beds, tree care, surface cleaning and litter collection. Our specialist teams are fully trained, competent and equipped to conduct all required tasks.

Maintenance frequency is dependent on-site features, on our most minimal schedule for smaller sites we generally perform monthly visits while larger more complex sites can receive multiple visits per week from our specialist teams. Our experts will provide bespoke maintenance plans for all sites that aligns with client needs and maintain an excellent quality of external space.

Arborscape Environmental Services offer grounds maintenance solutions design to prioritise net biodiversity gain and minimise environmental impacts. We specialise in the revitalisation and improvement of green space, developing climate resilient high quality external spaces. We can offer all services associated with the maintenance, design and installation of outdoor spaces.

Site clearance involves the removal of all organic and inorganic materials, generally leaving to a specification of finished soil. We are fully equipped to remove all vegetation types including large stumps, along with sorting and disposing general waste and structures. We create a blank canvas ready for regeneration and development, our site clearance services can also be used to remove undesirable vegetation in natural areas.

Site clearance begins with a survey to determine work requirements and establish a work plan. Duration depends on site size and vegetation type/density, presence of other hazards or toxic products will also increase clearance time. Small lots and single gardens can often be cleared in just one day whilst larger multi-acre sites with complex requirements can take up to a few weeks.

Our clearance teams generally utilise 360 excavators, skid steers and other tracked carriers to conduct the bulk of clearance and material sorting works. These machines can use a range of attachments such as grabs, shears, flails, rakes, rippers, brushes and tillers to improve the efficiency of clearance and preparation tasks. Materials are processed with chipping and shredding equipment to maximise material recyclability. We also possess as full suite of site investigation equipment CAT scanners and drones to conduct pre-work site investigation services.

Tree surgery as a professional discipline encompasses all aspects of tree care, often professionals in this sector are known as Arborists. Tree surgeons specialise in tree health generally in public/private spaces. A qualified arborist is competent in identifying and caring for all species of tree commonly found in the British Isles, they will also be able to offer a **

Costs are entirely dependent on job size and equipment requirements. Generally, a two man climbing team with vehicle and woodchipper costs around £750 a day, these costs rise quickly when works start requiring access platforms and timber handling equipment.

Trees offer vast benefits to humans and provide critical environmental buffering capacity in urban environments. The work of tree surgeons maximised the longetivy of landscape trees, ensuring continued provision of associated benefits. Regular surveying of trees allows a proactive maintenance approach and is always recommended to our clients.

Arborscape provide all required landscaping services from design and site clearance right the way through to installation and ongoing maintenance. We specialise in working with commercial clients to ensure biodiversity net gain (BNG) across new and existing sites and developments. Our services include design, planting, fencing, walling, paving along with associated ground works and investigation.

Landscaping costs have vast variation depending on project size and material type/quality. We always provide clients a no obligation site visit and outline quotation prior to arranging any works. Contact us today to get a quote for a project that suites your requirements.

Choosing the right contractor can be difficult especially with the range of options out there. We always recommend getting several quotes along with looking at previous customer reviews and similar projects undertaken by the contractor. Professional accreditations are a big bonus as you can be confident in proof of insurance and training. for those holding such schemes, We always recommend selecting the contractor who makes you feel most comfortable.

Vegetation management involves the cutting of grass, scrub, shrubs and trees for amenity or utility purposes. This also includes the management of invasive species such as Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam often treated through chemical methods. Our broad range of machinery including mulchers and powered grapples makes quick work of large vegetated areas.

Vegetation management is important in protecting infrastructure. Management practices prevent vegetation from overgrowing its boundaries intruding into public accessways, power lines, buildings, and other infrastructure. Effective scheduled vegetation management programs insure longevity of public infrastructure.

A reputable company will be able to supply evidence of training (NPTC and LANTRA recognised bodies), insurance (public and employer liability) along with a detailed written quotation prior to works commencement. A general safety accreditation like CHAS or Safe Contractor is desirable.

Tree removal is very variable in cost, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand pounds depending on tree size and location. A very large tree in a difficult urban situation can take even a skilled team multiple days to remove. Simple small tree removals are often completed in just a few hours.

Tree preservation orders, or TPO’s for short, are protective orders held and enforced by the local authority to protect specific trees and/or groups of trees. Anyone can request for a tree to be protected via TPO by filing a request with the enforcing authority, or the authority may decide to raise an order independently for a variety of reasons. In Cumbria two unitary authorities; either Cumberland Council or Westmorland Council are responsible for TPO’s. The only exception is for trees within the National Park for which planning matters are handled by the Lake District National Park Authority. You can view TPO’s on your property via your relevant Local Authority portal. We can check any preservation orders on site when providing quotation.

Permission to work on a TPO’d tree can be sought by submitting application through the online Planning Portal. Homeowners can submit these applications independently, though where requests are made to remove trees due to alleged danger, the Local Authority generally requires a professional opinion from a qualified Arborist. We can assist with all aspects of the planning process from seeking permission to conducting works to specification.

Under certain limited circumstances trees in a Conservation Area or covered by a TPO can be removed without prior permission. If the tree is deemed to be dead or dangerous it can be exempt from the standard application process under Section 212(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation - England) Regulations 2012. When working under these circumstances, we will issue a 5 day notification to the Local Authority, starting the location of the tree and why removal is required. The Council have 5 days to acknowledge the notice and work can then take place. If the tree represents an immediate hazard to life works can be commenced to make safe prior to Authority notification, this is never the preferred circumstance.