Fully, public liability and employers’ liability, and we’ll send certificates before we start if you’d like them. Ask any tree surgeon for theirs. If they hesitate, don’t use them.

Tree Surgeon in Wimbledon | Treemedic Ltd

Looking for a tree surgeon in Wimbledon? Treemedic cover Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon Park, Raynes Park, Southfields and the roads around the Common.

Wimbledon has one of the densest concentrations of protected trees in south London. Arthur Road alone has more than twenty separate Tree Preservation Orders, covering monkey puzzle, cypress, cherry, yew, holly, cedar and pine. If you own a mature tree in a Wimbledon garden, there’s a real chance it’s protected.

Tree pruning, crown reduction, felling, stump grinding, hedge cutting, TPO and Section 211 applications, OPM removal and 24/7 emergency call-outs. Our work meets BS3998, we’re NPTC qualified with full insurance, and we’ll give you a free written quote first. Call 07522 167 197.

Our Tree Surgery Services in Wimbledon

We cover the full range of tree surgery and arboricultural work in Wimbledon including:

Tree Pruning & Crown Reduction – Thinning and reductions planned around the species, so a magnolia isn’t treated like a lime.
Tree Felling & Removals – Trees taken apart section by section where there’s no room to drop them, often out through the house.
Stump Grinding – We grind stumps to around 300mm deep so the ground can be used again.
Hedge Cutting & Maintenance – Boundary hedges cut on a regular cycle so they don’t get away from you.
Tree & Hedgerow Planting – New trees and hedges, planted at the right depth and spacing.
Emergency Tree Work – Round-the-clock help when a storm damages a tree or leaves one unsafe.

Every job is carried out to BS3998 and in line with Merton’s rules.

Wimbledon’s Trees Are Unusually Varied

Most London suburbs have a predictable tree stock. Wimbledon doesn’t.

The Victorian and Edwardian villa development on the hill was built for people with money and horticultural ambitions, and the planting reflects it. Merton’s own Tree Preservation Orders in the Arthur Road area alone protect monkey puzzle, cypress, purple plum, magnolia, holly, yew, cedar and a giant sequoia, alongside the usual cherry and pine. That’s a collection, not a housing estate.

A hundred and fifty years on, those trees are mature specimens, and a fair number are individually protected. They also need handling by someone who knows the species. A monkey puzzle is not pruned like a lime, and a mature magnolia will not forgive a heavy reduction.

Wimbledon Village and the hill

Large plots, mature specimen trees, restricted access on some of the older roads, and a steep gradient that makes getting kit in and timber out harder than it looks on a map.

The Common edge

Properties backing onto Wimbledon Common get a constant supply of self-seeded oak, sycamore, birch and holly, plus boundary questions where gardens meet common land. Left alone for a decade, those volunteers become substantial trees in the wrong place.

Wimbledon Park and the lower roads

Denser Victorian and Edwardian terraces, tight rear gardens, no side access on a lot of it. Sectional dismantling with everything coming out through the house or rigged over the roof.

Raynes Park and the newer streets

Here the gardens were filled with post-war cherry, birch, conifer and ornamentals that have since grown beyond what the plots can take. Conifer screens thirty feet tall and birches pressing up against bay windows are typical.

Getting it right first time

On a mature Wimbledon garden tree, the wrong work can’t be undone, and on a specimen the loss is financial as well as aesthetic. A hard reduction on a cedar or a monkey puzzle destroys the form permanently.

If a lighter job is the better option, we’ll tell you, even if you came to us asking for more. Ryan’s climbing goes back over a decade, with mature trees worked in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavia.

Working on the Common Boundary

Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath are managed separately from the borough, under their own governance, and that changes things if your garden backs onto them.

Boundary trees

Where a garden meets common land, ownership and responsibility aren’t always obvious from the fence line. Before anyone cuts anything, it’s worth establishing where the boundary actually runs and who can authorise the work. We’ll help you sort that out rather than finding out afterwards.

Self-seeding

Gardens adjoining the Common get a steady supply of volunteer oak, sycamore, birch, holly and hawthorn. Catching them at three years is cheap. Catching them at fifteen is not, and by then they may have reached protected size.

Overhanging growth from the Common

You have the same rights as with any neighbour: cut back to the boundary, don’t cross it, and offer the material back. But the practicalities are different when the neighbour is an organisation rather than the person next door, so talk to us first.

Oak tree with an oak processionary moth nest on the trunk

Oak Processionary Moth in Wimbledon

Wimbledon is in the established OPM area. With the oaks on and around the Common, and all the dogs walked there, it matters more here than in most places. Between May and July, look for caterpillars moving nose-to-tail up oak trunks and white silky nests, and keep dogs out of the leaf litter underneath. Don’t touch it. Send us a photo, and identification is free.

We’re Lantra-trained to deal with OPM nests. More on OPM and how we remove it safely →

Neighbouring Trees and Overhanging Branches

Your neighbour is under no obligation to prune or remove a tree just because branches overhang your boundary, or because it blocks your light. There’s no right to light from a tree in the way people often assume.

You may cut back growth that crosses your boundary, but only to the boundary line, and you must not go over it to do the work.

Offer the material back

Everything you cut technically remains your neighbour’s property. Ask whether they want it returned. If they don’t, disposal is your responsibility, and it doesn’t go over the fence.

Check protection first

In Wimbledon this really matters. With TPO density as high as it is here, assume a mature tree might be protected until you’ve confirmed otherwise. Consent or notice is needed even for overhanging growth.

Cutting hard on one side can also destabilise a tree, which leaves you liable if it subsequently fails. We deal with a lot of these and we’ll tell you what you’re entitled to do and what’s actually sensible, which aren’t always the same thing.

Emergency Tree Work in Wimbledon

Our 24-hour emergency line is staffed, so you’ll get a person on the phone and not a voicemail.

Common call-outs here:

Large limb failures from mature villa-garden specimens, the most dangerous kind because of the weight involved
Whole trees down on the wetter ground towards Beverley Brook and the lower roads
Branches torn off onto driveways, cars and fences in strong wind
Trees that have broken and come to rest in a neighbour’s tree. Stay away from these and call us
Branches into roofs and conservatories on the tighter terraced streets

If anyone is injured or trapped, call 999. If the tree is on power lines, call 105, the free national number for downed lines. Those calls come first; we’ll deal with the tree once the scene is safe.

On protected trees, there’s an exemption allowing urgent work where a tree is genuinely dangerous, but you still have to notify Merton in writing as soon as practicable, and you need evidence the danger was real. We’ll document the tree’s condition and send Merton the notice for you. With a council that prosecutes, it’s worth getting this bit right.

For everything else, call 07522 167 197 any time and we’ll tell you whether it needs someone out tonight or whether it can safely wait until morning.

Wimbledon, in Short

We know the species as well as the paperwork – a monkey puzzle isn’t pruned like a lime
Merton has over 600 Tree Preservation Orders – we check before we quote, not after
Reductions, removals, stump grinding and hedges, all following BS3998
NPTC qualified and fully insured, and we’ll share our certificates before day one if you want
No charge for a written quote, and no surprises when the invoice comes

Tree Surgeon in Wimbledon: Common Questions

Do I need permission to cut down a tree in Wimbledon?

Quite possibly. Wimbledon has a high concentration of Tree Preservation Orders (Arthur Road alone has more than twenty), plus several conservation areas. With a TPO you need consent from Merton before any work. In a conservation area you need to notify them first. We check before quoting.

How long does an application take?

Merton has six weeks to consider proposals for trees in a conservation area, and eight weeks for trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order or a planning condition. Those are the council’s own timescales.

How do I find out if my tree is protected?

Merton hold the TPO register and publish conservation area information. Or just ask us. We check as part of every Wimbledon quote and we’ll tell you exactly where you stand.

What happens if I do the work without permission?

Merton state on their own website that they prosecute people who damage, destroy or remove protected trees. Felling or destroying a TPO tree can mean an unlimited fine, and other unauthorised work up to £2,500.

I’m planning an extension. Do I need a tree survey?

Probably. If there’s a tree within roughly its own height of the works, Merton will usually want a BS5837 tree survey before they’ll validate the application. That includes trees on neighbouring land and street trees. Much cheaper to sort at design stage than after a refusal.

I’ve had a notice about a new TPO on my tree. What now?

A new order takes effect immediately and lasts six months provisionally. You have 28 days to object in writing, and the council must consider objections before confirming it. If you want to make a case, that window is short, so get advice quickly.

I’ve got a monkey puzzle / magnolia / mature specimen. Can you work on it?

Yes, and we’ll tell you straight what it will and won’t tolerate. Species matters enormously with mature specimens. Some won’t regenerate from old wood and a heavy cut is permanent.

My garden backs onto the Common and I keep getting self-seeded saplings. Can you clear them?

Yes, and it’s far cheaper done regularly. Check first whether any have reached protected size, and where the boundary actually runs.

Can I cut back branches overhanging from next door?

You can cut back to the boundary line and should offer the material back, but don’t put it over the fence. You must not cross the boundary to cut. And if the tree is protected you need consent first, even for overhanging growth.

Are you insured?

Yes. Public liability and employers’ liability are both covered, and we can send the certificates before we start. Any tree surgeon worth hiring will show you theirs without a fuss.

What happens to the waste?

We clear it and take it away. We’re a registered waste carrier (CBDL644967) and use licensed facilities only. If you’ve got a wood burner, we can leave the timber cut into logs; mention it when we quote.

Areas We Cover in and Around Wimbledon

We cover Wimbledon including Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon Park, the Common edge, Arthur Road, Copse Hill, Ridgway, Southfields, Raynes Park and Merton Park.

We also work across Kingston, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, New Malden, Putney and Barnes.

In Surrey we’re out daily in Hersham, East Molesey, Thames Ditton, Walton on Thames, Esher, Cobham and Weybridge.

Not sure if we cover your postcode? Give us a ring and we’ll tell you straight away.