Working with cranes
At Dedham Vale Tree Surgery we consider ourselves pretty lucky to be for the most part doing a job we love. Some days are always more fun than others. Sometimes it isn’t so good because of tough weather conditions, whilst other days are amazing. This week we had one of the amazing days out in […]
Storm damaged trees
So the recent fallout from storm Francis has brought in some emergency work in both Manningtree and East Bergholt with not only windfall branches and trees down but also one tree struck by lightning. A road in Dedham was recently blocked by a fallen willow, but it was a Colchester council-owned tree so the Highways […]
Planting a new orchard in Harwich
So in these very uncertain times, it was a pleasure today to be out in the North East Essex countryside planting an orchard. I always get much more pleasure from adding to nature than anything else. Work is still coming in and while we are permitted to be out working we will continue to […]
A busy time for Dedham Vale Tree Surgery
Well it has been a busy time for Dedham Vale Tree Surgery as we have been working not just around Colchester and the Dedham Vale, but all over Essex, and lately a fair amount of Suffolk too. We have been working regularly in Ipswich and as far out as Aldeburgh recently for a customer who […]
Manningtree oak reduction
A couple of weeks ago we embarked on a large oak reduction in Manningtree. The customers spec was to only reduce the extending lateral branches that were impeaching onto the road and towards his property. On my site assessment, I decided the best course of action was to utilise our cherry picker and complex rigging […]
Dedham Vale Tree Surgery Expands
After a busy 2019, it’s been an even busier start to 2020 for Dedham Vale Tree Surgery. We have now taken on an extra climber and two extra groundworkers in order to keep up with demand for our services. This is all exciting progress and has also meant substantial investment in new plant to enable […]
Dead Tree Removal in Felixstowe
One of our teams visited Felixstowe Hospital yesterday morning after a tree had been reported as dangerous. From all indications prior to our visit, we went prepared to carry out a tree removal. The Sycamore tree in question was at the entrance to a staff car park. Due to the amount of decayed/brittle wood throughout […]
Tree of the year!
This year’s Tree of the Year award goes to a stunning 1,000 year old oak in Liverpool. The Woodland Trust has decided that Allerton Oak in Calderstones Park will now represent the UK in a European competition. One of the other entries in the competition was a local tree, a 200 year old sycamore growing […]
Dog Blog
As regular customers will know my rescue dog Shelby often comes out and about to work with me. We always check before Shelby is permitted into a client’s garden and we understand if people do not want her to come out of the truck. However 99% of our clients are very happy to see Shelby […]
Kielder Forest
As holidays in the UK grow more popular 1000s of people flock to traditional locations like Devon, Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. However a visit to Northumberland a couple of summers ago not only provided a welcome break from hordes of people but also enabled me to visit Kielder Water and Forest Park, which is England’s largest […]