Tree Care Guides
Plain-English answers to the questions homeowners ask us most, from protected trees to hedges and nesting season.
Council and street trees in Stockport: who to contact
Street tree blocking a path, dead tree in the park or branches on a power line? Who to call in Stockport, Cheshire East, Trafford, Manchester and Tameside.
Tree roots near your house: drains, foundations and subsidence
Can tree roots damage your house or drains? What the RHS, United Utilities and Stockport and Cheshire East councils say, and what to do first.
Ash dieback in Stockport and Cheshire: how to spot it and what to do
Spotted ash dieback in a Stockport or Cheshire garden? How to recognise it, your options from monitoring to felling, and the permissions to check first.
The best time of year to prune or reduce trees
Winter, summer or after flowering? When to prune or reduce birch, maple, cherry, walnut, magnolia, leylandii and more, plus the permissions to plan for.
How to check a tree surgeon is qualified and insured
Qualifications, insurance, BS 3998, written quotes and waste: the checks to make before you hire a tree surgeon in Stockport or Cheshire East.
Do I need permission to cut down a tree in Stockport?
Felling or pruning a tree in Stockport, Cheshire East, Trafford or Tameside? Check for a TPO, conservation area, planning condition and nesting birds.
My neighbour’s tree is overhanging my garden: what can I cut back?
Can you cut back a neighbour’s overhanging branches in Stockport? Where to stop, what to do with cuttings, roots, light, leaves and protected trees.
Leylandii hedges that are too tall: your options, including a high hedge complaint
Neighbour’s leylandii too tall? Your options, from talking it through to a high hedge complaint to Stockport, Cheshire East or Tameside council.
Bird nesting season and tree work: what’s allowed and when
Can you cut trees or hedges in bird nesting season? What the law says, when it runs, and how nests and bats are checked before tree work.
Signs a tree in your garden could be dangerous
Dead branches, fungus, cracks or a rocking root plate? The warning signs a garden tree could be unsafe, who’s responsible, and what to do about them.
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