Tree Surgeon in Hersham
Treemedic are based in Hersham — Molesey Close, KT12. Not “covering” Hersham from an office somewhere else. Actually based here, with the trucks parked here. If you need a tree surgeon in Hersham you genuinely will not find anyone closer.
That means we can usually get out to quote within a day or two, and if a tree comes down in a storm at two in the morning we’re minutes away rather than an hour up the A3. Tree pruning, felling, stump grinding, hedge cutting and emergency call-outs, all to BS3998 standards, fully insured and NPTC qualified.
Free quotes as standard. Call 07522 167 197 and we’ll come and have a look.
Our Tree Surgery Services in Hersham
We cover the full range of tree surgery and arboricultural work in Hersham including:
- Tree Pruning & Crown Reduction – Improve structure, light and shape.
- Tree Felling & Removals – Safe dismantling and removal, even in confined spaces.
- Stump Grinding – Clear unsightly stumps quickly and prevent regrowth.
- Hedge Cutting & Maintenance – Precise trimming and shaping for gardens and commercial sites.
- Tree & Hedgerow Planting – Enhancing landscapes and supporting biodiversity.
- Emergency Tree Work – 24/7 call-outs for storm damage or fallen trees.
All our work follows BS3998 tree work standards, ensuring safety, compliance, and quality on every project.
Why Being Hersham Based Actually Matters
Plenty of tree surgeons list Hersham on their website. Most of them are travelling in from Croydon, Sutton or further out, which affects you in three ways: you wait longer for a quote, you pay for their travel time somewhere in the price, and when you need someone urgently they’re not coming.
Treemedic is run from Molesey Close. Ryan, who founded the business and still climbs on the jobs, lives here in the village. That’s not a marketing line — it means the person quoting your work drives past your house most days and knows exactly what’s involved before he’s out of the van.
We know which streets off Burwood Road you can’t swing a chipper into, where the overhead cables run, and which properties back onto the recreation ground with no rear access. When we say we’ll be there at eight, we’re not sitting on the M25 hoping.
The trees around Hersham
Hersham has a particular tree profile that comes from how it developed. The older properties around The Green and Queens Road have mature oak, beech and lime that predate the housing. The post-war and sixties estates were planted heavily with cherry, birch, conifer and flowering ornamentals, and sixty-odd years on a lot of those are now well past the size the gardens were designed for — leylandii hedges that started as a screen and are now thirty feet, silver birch three metres from a bay window, cherries with basal decay.
Down towards Thrupps Lane and Hersham Riverside Park you get willow, alder and poplar on wetter ground, with the root plate issues that come with it. Up towards Burwood Park and the Burhill side there are large plots with mature specimen trees that need proper cyclical management rather than a hack back every few years.
Hersham Village Conservation Area: What You Need to Know
This catches people out regularly, and it covers more of Hersham than most residents realise.
The Hersham Village Conservation Area was designated by Elmbridge Borough Council on 30 August 1989. It’s centred on The Green, Vaux Mead and the Memorial Gardens, and takes in most of the properties overlooking those open spaces. It also includes St Peter’s Church and the Hersham Memorial Cross, both Grade II listed. The council’s own designation statement specifically identifies the grouping of buildings around the greens with their mature trees as what gives the area its character – so the trees aren’t incidental to the designation, they’re part of the reason it exists.
What that means practically
If your tree sits within the conservation area boundary and has a trunk diameter over 75mm measured at 1.5m from the ground, you must give Elmbridge Borough Council six weeks’ written notice before doing any work to it. That includes pruning, not just felling. During those six weeks the council can decide to place a Tree Preservation Order on it.
If your tree already has a TPO
You need formal consent before anyone touches it, and that’s a longer process than the six week notice. Working on a protected tree without consent is a criminal offence — fines run to £20,000 on summary conviction, and unlimited in Crown Court for higher value trees.
Not sure whether you’re inside the boundary? Elmbridge publish the conservation area map on their planning pages, or just ask us — we’ll check it as part of the quote and submit the application for you if it needs one. We write these regularly for Elmbridge, Kingston and Richmond and we know what each council wants to see in the arboricultural justification.
Emergency Tree Work in Hersham
Storm damage doesn’t wait for office hours. We run a 24/7 call-out and, because we’re based in the village, response times in Hersham and the immediate area are measured in minutes rather than hours.
Common Hersham call-outs:
- Limbs down across driveways and cars after high winds
- Whole trees uprooted on the wetter ground near the river
- Storm-damaged trees hung up in neighbouring trees, which are genuinely dangerous and should never be tackled by a homeowner
- Branches into roofs, conservatories and fences
- Trees down across the road blocking access
If something has come down and it’s near power lines, do not approach it. Call UK Power Networks on 105 first. For everything else, call us on 07522 167 197 any time and we’ll tell you honestly whether it needs someone out tonight or whether it can wait until morning.
Oak Processionary Moth in Hersham and Elmbridge
Elmbridge sits within the affected zone for Oak Processionary Moth, and it has been spreading westward through Surrey. If you have oaks on your property, this is worth knowing about between roughly May and July.
The caterpillars move nose-to-tail in processions up and down the trunk and build white silken nests where branches meet the stem. Their hairs cause skin rashes, eye irritation and breathing difficulties in people, dogs and horses, and old nests stay hazardous long after the caterpillars have moved on.
Don’t try to remove a nest yourself, don’t pressure-wash it, and keep children and animals away from the tree. We’re Lantra trained for OPM removal and work in full respiratory protection with proper containment and controlled disposal. If you think you’ve spotted it, call us and we’ll come and identify it before anything else happens.
Why Choose Treemedic Ltd in Hersham
- Local, family-run business based in Hersham
- Qualified, experienced, and fully insured arborists
- Environmentally conscious and BS3998 compliant
- Competitive, transparent pricing
- Free quotations and expert advice
- 24/7 emergency call-out available
Areas We Cover Around Hersham
Being based in the village puts us within a few minutes of most of Elmbridge. We cover Hersham itself including The Green, Burwood Road, Queens Road, Molesey Close, Pratts Lane, Thrupps Lane, Burwood Park and Whiteley Village, along with Walton on Thames, Esher, Cobham, Weybridge, Thames Ditton, East Molesey, Claygate, Oxshott, Hinchley Wood and Weston Green.
We also work further afield across Surrey and South West London including Kingston, Richmond and Twickenham.
Not sure if we cover your postcode? Give us a ring and we’ll tell you straight away.
Contact Your Local Tree Surgeon in Hersham
Call us today on
07522 167 197 or 020 3488 8694
for a free no-obligation quote. Or fill in the form below and we will get back to you.
Tree Surgeon in Hersham: Common Questions
Are you really based in Hersham?
Yes. Treemedic Ltd, 68 Molesey Close, Hersham, KT12 4PZ. It’s on our Companies House record and our insurance, and Ryan lives in the village. We’re not a call centre routing jobs to whoever’s nearest.
Do I need permission to cut down a tree in Hersham?
If it’s covered by a Tree Preservation Order, yes — formal consent from Elmbridge Borough Council. If it’s in the Hersham Village Conservation Area and the trunk is over 75mm diameter at 1.5m, you must give six weeks’ notice before any work including pruning. We check this before sending the quote.
How quickly can you come out?
For quotes in Hersham, usually within a couple of days. For genuine emergencies we will try and get to you ASAP.
How much does a tree surgeon in Hersham cost?
Depends on size, access and what’s underneath. A conifer hedge trim is a very different job to dismantling a mature oak over a conservatory. Quotes are free and in writing, and the price we quote is the price you pay.
Can I cut back branches overhanging from next door?
You’re entitled to cut back to the boundary line, and you should offer the cuttings back to your neighbour. If the tree is protected by a TPO or sits in the conservation area you still need consent first, even for overhanging growth.
Are you insured?
Fully — public liability and employers’ liability. We’ll send you the certificates before we start if you’d like to see them. Ask any tree surgeon this. If they hesitate, don’t use them.
What happens to the waste?
It goes with us. All arisings are handled in accordance with our Duty of Care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and transferred only to appropriately licensed facilities. Timber can be left cut to size for firewood if you want it — just say when we quote.
