Trees are our living. This policy sets out how we protect wildlife, recycle what we cut, reduce our emissions and leave every site, and every landscape, better looked after.
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Clearcut Tree Surgery Ltd is committed to carrying out tree work in a way that protects wildlife and habitats, recycles every part of the trees we cut, reduces fuel use and emissions, and follows the law and best practice. Around 96% of our timber becomes firewood, the rest becomes woodchip, mulch and heat, and nothing goes to landfill. This policy applies to everyone who works for us and is reviewed every year.
We check trees and hedges for nesting birds before work, as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 requires, and stop or reschedule if a nest is in use. We look for signs of bats, which are protected, and stop and seek specialist advice if they may be present. Deadwood habitat is kept where it is safe to do so.
Where a tree can be kept safely with pruning, we recommend pruning. We only recommend removal when a tree is dead, dangerous, causing damage, or in the wrong place, and we advise on replanting.
Timber becomes firewood through our sister company, Woodland Firewood. Brash becomes woodchip and mulch, some donated to allotments, schools and community projects. Unsellable timber fuels a biomass boiler that heats local homes and offices.
Chipping on site means fewer journeys. We plan routes to group jobs by area, keep machinery serviced for efficiency, and replace kit with cleaner models as it comes up for renewal.
Fuel and oil are stored and handled to prevent spills, with spill kits carried on our vehicles. We use biodegradable chain oil where suitable and clean up any spill straight away.
We check for Tree Preservation Orders and conservation areas before work and make applications on our customers' behalf. We never work on a protected tree without consent.
We plant trees for customers, estates and developers, and replace trees where the council requires it, choosing native and climate-resilient species suited to the site.
Our woodland work follows good forestry practice: thinning to improve the trees that remain, protecting watercourses and ground, and replanting gaps.
Check for TPOs, conservation areas, nesting birds, bats and other wildlife, and plan the job to protect the ground and nearby plants.
Chip on site, keep fuel and oil contained, protect lawns and borders, and keep noise to working hours.
Every bit of waste recycled, the site left clean, and advice given on aftercare and replanting.
This policy is owned by the director and applies to everyone who works for Clearcut.
Every member of the team is briefed on this policy and on wildlife checks as part of their training, and is expected to raise any concern about a job's impact before work starts.
We are registered with the Environment Agency as a waste carrier (CBDU489751) and comply with the waste duty of care.
We review this policy every year, and whenever the law, our work or our equipment changes. Customers, residents and suppliers are welcome to send us questions or suggestions about it through our contact page.
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