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Timber extraction Dorset & Hampshire

Felled timber moved safely out of woodland, estates, steep or soft ground and development sites, with a forestry tractor, timber crane and trailer, and stacked where it needs to go.

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  • NPTC, City & Guilds & Lantra
  • £5M insured
Forestry: thinning, felling and timber extraction with our own machinery.

Timber extraction in short

Timber extraction is moving felled trees and logs from where they were cut to a stacking point or a road where they can be collected. Clearcut extracts timber with a forestry tractor, crane grab and timber trailer, for woodland owners, estates, farms and developers across Dorset and Hampshire. We can fell the trees too, or extract timber after someone else's felling.

Kit
Forestry tractor, timber crane and trailer, compact tractor loader
For
Woodland thinning, felling, storm damage, estates and development sites
Ground
Routes planned to limit damage on soft or wet ground
Timber
Stacked for collection, taken away, or cut into firewood

How we extract timber

Moving heavy timber safely is about planning the route as much as the lifting.

We plan extraction routes on a site visit, keeping off the wettest ground, away from trees being kept, and clear of footpaths and services. On soft ground we time the work for drier weather where we can.

The crane grab loads logs onto the timber trailer without dragging them along the ground, which protects the soil and the woodland floor. The timber is taken to a stacking area or a roadside for collection, or removed from site.

Smaller amounts of timber after tree work on a garden or estate are moved with our compact tractor loader.

A forestry crane grab lifting cut logs
The crane grab lifting logs
Timber logs loaded on a trailer
Timber loaded on the trailer

Timber extraction questions

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Can you extract timber after someone else has felled it?
Yes. We extract and stack or remove timber whoever did the felling.
Will the machinery damage the ground?
We plan routes and timing to keep damage down, use a crane grab rather than dragging logs, and avoid the wettest ground.
What happens to the timber?
It can be stacked for collection by a buyer, taken away by us, or cut into firewood logs.
Do I need a felling licence?
Felling more than five cubic metres of timber in a calendar quarter outside a garden usually needs a Forestry Commission felling licence. We advise on the visit.

Do we cover you?

Based in Ferndown, covering all of Dorset, all of Hampshire and parts of Wiltshire.

Five stars, every time

What customers across Dorset and Hampshire say after the job is done.

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Rita Penny
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From start, booking the job, to payment this company is very good and I would recommend them to anybody.
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Ellie
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Max came a cut down my grandmother's bushes in her garden and removed the stumps. Great job and highly recommend Clearcut Tree Surgery 🌳 👍
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Adrian Saunders
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Excellent value and very helpful. I will defiantly order from again. Professional and courteous, excellent value delivered.
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Ann Lodge
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Very efficient tree cutting service. Did a good job of our ornamental walnut tree
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jeff pulley
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Fantastic service, wood delivery. Thanks to Clearcut, buy from them every year.
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marg whatton
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Honest good wood pleased
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Rod Plumb
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Great service and price. Will certainly use Clearcut for my logs in future. Thank you Max for your communication and courteous service, so sadly lacking in these dreadful times!
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Charlie Davidson
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Excellent service as always. Have used Clearcut for 2/3 seasons and will continue to do so.
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Nick M
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Tipped on our drive great service.
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Max came out on a very wet day and within 2 hours of initially calling him. Gave his expert advice and opinion, and although couldn’t do the job, due to the tree being on council highway, Max gave me the contact of the councils approved contractor to carry out a pollard. I wouldn’t hesitate in using Max for any future work at my property.

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Storm damage, fallen trees and dangerous limbs. Fast response across Dorset and Hampshire, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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