Treescapes Garden Services

Tree surgeon in Shefford, under 10 minutes away

Has the tree the builder planted started to crowd your windows? Our family-run Shefford tree services team is under 10 minutes away, and we check who needs to say yes before we quote.

Rated 5.0 on Google Serving Shefford, Bedfordshire
Arborist shaping a young tree in a new-build garden, tree surgeon Shefford

Under 10 minutes from our yard

Tell us about your tree

We can usually see your garden and send a free quote within 24 hours.

Qualified NPTC and Lantra qualified
Insured £5 million public liability

Quotes are free and carry no obligation.

Treescapes tree surgery for Shefford homes, new and old

Treescapes Garden Services is a family-run tree surgeon for Shefford, based in Lower Stondon, under 10 minutes away.

For 37 years we have pruned, reduced and felled trees for owners, shared owners and renters. Our NPTC and Lantra qualified team is fully insured, and every quote is free.

Every Shefford street is under 10 minutes from our yard

The Treescapes yard is on Station Road in Lower Stondon. From there, we reach any street in town in under 10 minutes. That takes in the High Street, the older homes on Northbridge Street and Southbridge Street, and the roads out along Hitchin Road, Stanford Road and Bedford Road.

Being this close means we can usually see your garden and send a free quote within 24 hours. We know the town well, from where the River Flit meets the Hit to the newest estates.

Our yard on Station Road, Lower Stondon. See the route from Shefford in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Who has to agree before tree work goes ahead?

It depends on how you hold your home. We check it with you before we quote, so nothing stalls once a date is booked.

There are four common ways to hold a home in Shefford. Open the one that fits yours.

Owners in the old town centre

If you own your home, the main check is with Central Bedfordshire Council. Part of the town is a conservation area. There, you give the council six weeks' notice before work on a tree with a trunk over 7.5cm across at 1.5m high.

We check this and the list of protected trees for you, and our step-by-step guide to tree permission covers the rest.

New-build homes on newer estates

New-build trees are usually young, so they often need shaping more than removing. A builder's planting is often covered by a planning rule for five years, and a tree taken out in that time may need replacing.

We help you check this and your deeds before any cut, so your young tree is shaped and kept.

Shared ownership homes

As a shared owner, your lease sets out what you can do in the garden. Some leases ask for your housing association's OK first.

The Leasehold Advisory Service guide to shared ownership leases (opens in a new tab) explains what to check. You can forward our written quote straight to your housing association.

Renting your home

If you rent, tree work is usually your landlord's job, and any lasting change should be agreed in writing first. Our free written quote gives your landlord a clear job and a clear price to agree.

We check who needs to say yes before we quote.

Free, no obligation, and usually with you within 24 hours.

Ask for a free quote

An arborist for the tree, a team for the whole garden

Joe, our qualified arborist, leads the tree work on every job. The same team can sort the rest of the garden while we are there.

For tree surgery in Shefford, that means crown reductions, thinning, pruning, felling and stump grinding.

In the garden, we trim hedges, clear overgrowth and fit fencing. On a new-build plot, that might be a new lawn laid or sown alongside a first hedge cut, all from one visit and one quote.

Joe, our qualified arborist, cutting in a tree wearing full chainsaw safety gear
Joe Qualified arborist

How much do tree surgeons charge in Shefford?

We price every job after a free look at your tree.

What moves it

Size, access and the amount of waste change the price more than anything else.

No VAT added

Treescapes is not VAT registered.

So the price we quote is the full price, with no hidden costs.

10% off

NHS staff, teachers and armed forces get 10% off.

If you want to know what goes into a fair tree quote before we visit, our guide walks through it.

Family run for 37 years and fully insured

37 years and rated 5.0

Treescapes has looked after trees and gardens across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire for 37 years. We are rated 5.0 on Google.

Trained and checked

NPTC and Lantra are the main tests for chainsaw and tree work, so the person up your tree has been trained and checked.

Fully insured and guaranteed

We carry £5m public liability and £10m employers liability insurance, so your home and our crew are both covered. Every job comes with our satisfaction guarantee.

Tree surgeon from Treescapes working up high

Quick answers for Shefford owners, shared owners and renters

Do you take all the waste away?

Yes, we take every branch and leaf away, and 99% of it is recycled. We hold a waste carrier licence. That matters, because a householder can be fined if their waste is dumped by someone without one. With us, your garden waste goes somewhere legal and useful.

Do you cover the villages around Shefford?

Yes, we cover the villages around the town, including Campton and neighbouring Meppershall. We travel up to about 20 miles from our yard, so if you live nearby, it is worth a call.

Can you help with a fallen tree?

Yes, we take on daytime emergency work, so call 07778 639748 if a tree or large branch has come down. We make the area safe first, then clear it away.

A young tree shaped now is a smaller job later

The usual question

Most people ask whether they can cut a young tree back.

The question that saves money

What do you want that tree to look like in ten years?

The RHS advises shaping a young tree over its first four to five years. Good early pruning avoids bigger work later.

On a newer estate, that window is often now. If a young tree has died, we can help you plant a replacement in the right spot, which also keeps you on the right side of a five-year condition.

Book a free Shefford tree care visit

Tell us about your tree and how you hold your home. We will check who needs to agree before we quote. Your tree surgeon for Shefford is family run, fully insured and under 10 minutes away.

Book your free visit

Free and no obligation. Call 07778 639748, message us on WhatsApp, or use the enquiry form.

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    Garden cleared and swept after tree work near Lower Stondon

    We also cover Campton, Henlow, Clophill and Biggleswade

    Shefford sits among towns and villages we already work in, and we reach it from our yard on Station Road in Lower Stondon. Henlow, where our yard's postcode sits, has a page of its own. We also cover Campton, Meppershall, Clophill, Langford and Biggleswade, and the full map of where we work has the rest.

    Shefford to our yard on Station Road, Lower Stondon. Open the route in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

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