Canterbury · Kent · CT1–CT4
Cutting, reduction, removal, planting and chalk-soil renovation across Canterbury, the Blean woodland edge, and the downland villages. We handle the six-week conservation-area notice so you don't have to.
What we do
Specified for Canterbury's chalk-and-loam mix, the wildlife protections around the Blean, and the conservation-area rules that cover most of the city centre.
Annual or twice-yearly cuts on privet, yew, hornbeam, beech, holly and laurel. Clean lines, on-site arisings cleared, no power tools after 6pm.
See pricing & timingBringing overgrown hedges back into proportion, including the 1970s leylandii that dominate Hales Place and Sturry Road. Staged where the species needs it.
How we reduce safelyFull removal with grinder access, root-ball lift where it's worth saving, and chalk-soil reinstatement. Tree-protection check first if you're in a CA.
What removal involvesThe right species for Canterbury's chalk, the right rootstock for our drought-prone summers, and an honest steer away from box (after the blight crisis) toward Ilex crenata or yew.
Plan a new hedgeOur promise
We don't ask for payment until you've walked the hedge with us and you're happy. If we haven't done what we said we'd do, we put it right or you owe us nothing. No deposits, no upfront, no chasing.
Anyone on a state pension, automatically. No card, no proof of anything — just mention it when you book. Honour system; we trust people.
Used us before? Your next job over £500 gets 10% off, no time limit, no asking. It's logged when we send the quote — you don't need to remind us.
Why local matters
Most of the city sits on the Seaford Chalk Formation — thin, sharply alkaline topsoil that bakes dry in July. The Stour valley is a different story: deep loam in Wincheap, St Dunstan's and Northgate, where hedges grow harder and faster. The Blean fringe brings ancient woodland species, hazel dormice protected under the 2017 Habitats Regulations, and a different cut-back protocol entirely.
We work to that variation, not against it. Yew on the downland slopes. Hornbeam where beech would scorch in dry summers. Native mix on the Blean edge. And a tape measure on any stem near the 75mm conservation-area threshold before we touch it.
In a conservation area?
Most of central Canterbury — Wincheap, Northgate, St Dunstan's, Old Dover Road, the City CA itself — falls inside one of Canterbury City Council's 97 conservation areas. That means any tree with a stem over 75mm at chest height needs six weeks' written notice before pruning. We file the section-211 notice on your behalf, included in every quote.
Recent work
A running log of jobs around Canterbury and the surrounding villages. Updated as we finish them.
Send a couple of photos and a postcode. We'll come back same-day with a fixed price and the next available date.