Ferguson Forestry harvester working at a woodland edge in the South East
Surrey · London · South East

Forestry Contractors in Surrey, London & the South East

Commercial forestry, woodland management, clearance, thinning and standing-timber purchase — one qualified crew, our own Unimog, harvester and forwarder fleet, and full £10m cover. Free site survey.

Estates, farms, developers & landowners — site visit within 48 hours.
£10mPublic Liability
NPTCQualified Crew
FISACompliant
UKFSFelling-licence aware
Family run · fully insured
NPTC qualified · FISA compliant
Free site survey within 48 hours
Surrey · London · South East base
Our Forestry Services

Full-scope commercial forestry across the South East

From a single overgrown plot to a multi-acre plantation, we plan, fell, extract, mulch and replant — and buy standing timber where it has value. Each service below has its own dedicated page, kit and method.

Tracked forestry machine clearing woodland in the South East
The Equipment Difference

Our own fleet — no hired-in surprises

Most local firms subcontract the machinery. We run our own Unimog U2150L38 and U1600, a tracked harvester and forwarder, and a hooklift skip chipper for brash — so we process, extract and haul in a single mobilisation.

That means one crew, one method statement, one invoice — and timber chipped or stacked on site rather than carted across the county.

See how we'd approach your site →
Qualified & Compliant

NPTC, FISA and felling-licence aware

Every operative is NPTC qualified and first-aid certified. We work to FISA guidelines throughout, and Edward holds City & Guilds Level 3 (0039-34) for felling and processing large trees over 760mm — the qualification most general tree firms don't carry.

We'll tell you straight whether your felling needs a Forestry Commission licence, and we work to the UK Forestry Standard on managed woodland.

Qualified Ferguson Forestry operator running a forestry harvester
How It Works

Survey to site cleared

01

Free site survey

Walkover within 48 working hours. Edward attends most surveys in person.

02

Written quote / valuation

Fixed price to clear, thin or harvest — or an offer to buy your standing timber.

03

Plan & permissions

Method statement, felling-licence and TPO checks, insurance documentation.

04

Felled & extracted

Work completed, timber processed on site, ground left clean. Single invoice.

Where We Work

Surrey, London & the South East

Our fleet is mobile across the region. Estates, farms, developers, local authorities and private landowners — wherever the access allows, we'll travel.

Surrey

Guildford · Woking · Dorking · Reigate · Epsom · Farnham · Godalming · Cranleigh · Leatherhead · Camberley · Esher · Cobham

London

Richmond · Kingston · Wimbledon · Putney · Bromley · Croydon · Sutton · Greater London

South East

Kent · West & East Sussex · Hampshire · Berkshire · the Home Counties

Common Questions

Before you call

What size of forestry job do you take on? +

Anything from a single overgrown plot or a few hundred trees up to multi-acre plantation and estate harvesting. If it's too small for machinery we'll say so and point you the right way.

Do I need a felling licence? +

Often, yes — felling more than 5 cubic metres in a calendar quarter usually needs a Forestry Commission licence. We check this for you before any work starts and can manage the application.

Which areas do you cover? +

Surrey is our base, plus all of Greater London, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire and the wider South East and Home Counties.

Are you insured? +

Yes — £10m public liability and £10m employer's liability, with documentation provided alongside every quote.

What happens to the timber? +

Depending on the crop it's chipped on site, stacked roadside for haulage, sent to biomass, or — where it has value — bought from you. We'll explain the options at survey.

Full Forestry Directory

Every forestry service, one team

Dedicated pages for each service and area we cover across Surrey, London & the South East — all delivered by our own crew and fleet.

Free Site Survey

Tell us about your site.

Survey within 48 working hours. Whether it's clearance, thinning, harvesting or a standing-timber valuation, we'll come and look before quoting.

Fast responseSurvey within 48 working hours. Written quote to follow.
Fully insured & qualified£10m public liability · NPTC · FISA · City & Guilds L3.
Own fleet, own crewNo subcontracting. Timber chipped or extracted on site.
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