Tractor-mounted forestry mulcher clearing scrub and land

Forestry Mulching · Surrey · London · South East

Forestry Mulching in Surrey, London & the South East

Standing scrub, brambles and small trees turned to clean mulch in a single pass with our own tracked mulcher — no burning, no carting, ground left workable. Free site survey, fixed written quote.

Overgrown paddocks, plots and woodland edges cleared fast — site visit within 48 hours.

Book a Free Site Survey → Call +44 (0) 7903 703475

£10mPublic Liability

NPTCQualified Crew

FISACompliant

48 hrSite Survey

Family run · fully insured

NPTC qualified · FISA compliant

Free site survey within 48 hours

Surrey · London · South East base

Forestry mulcher reducing standing scrub to mulch in one pass

Single-Pass Clearance

One machine, one pass, workable ground

Traditional clearance is three jobs: fell it, chip it, then cart it off and pay to tip it. A mulcher does the lot in one pass — cutting standing growth and grinding it into a mulch that's spread back over the ground.

That removes the two most expensive lines on most clearance quotes: haulage and tip fees. For overgrown paddocks, neglected plots and woodland edges across the South East, it's usually the fastest and cheapest route to land you can actually use.

We run our own low-ground-pressure tracked mulchers — not hired in — so we mobilise quickly and the crew that surveys your site is the crew that clears it.

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Got overgrown land that needs reclaiming? We'll mulch standing scrub and small trees in one pass and leave it workable.

Book a Free Site Survey → Call +44 (0) 7903 703475

Why It Pays

When mulching beats cut-and-cart

Overgrown paddocks & fields reclaimed for grazing, equestrian or re-seeding. Development & plot clearance where the spec just needs vegetation gone and ground level. Conifer rows, leylandii and self-set saplings reduced without a twenty-tonne disposal bill.

Where there's saleable timber mixed in, we'll fell and stack that first and offset its value against your quote — then mulch the scrub and brash around it. One crew, one method statement, one invoice.

Demand for forestry mulching across the South East is rising fast year on year, and not every firm owns the kit. We do — which is why we can quote it fixed and book it quickly.

Ferguson Forestry's own mulching and chipping fleet

How It Works

Survey to mulched in four steps

Free site survey

Walkover within 48 working hours to scope species, density and access. Edward attends most surveys himself.

Fixed written quote

A clear price to mulch the area — no day-rate surprises. Saleable timber offset where it exists.

Plan & permissions

Felling-licence and TPO checks if any trees are involved, plus insurance and method statement.

Mulched & workable

Single-pass clearance, mulch spread on site, ground left clean and ready to use. One invoice.

Related Forestry Services

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 is forestry mulching? +

Forestry mulching uses a single tracked machine with a rotating drum to cut, grind and spread standing scrub, brash and small trees where they stand. The chip is left on the ground as a mulch — there's no felling-then-chipping-then-carting in separate passes, and usually no burning.

How big do the trees need to be? +

Our mulchers handle standing stems up to roughly 200–300mm depending on species and ground. Anything bigger we fell or harvest first, then mulch the brash and scrub around it — all in the same mobilisation.

Is mulching cheaper than clearing and carting? +

Usually, yes. Because the material stays on site as mulch you avoid haulage and tip fees, which are often the biggest line on a clearance bill. On overgrown paddocks and plots it's frequently the cheapest route to workable ground.

Will it damage the ground? +

We run low-ground-pressure tracked machines and work to FISA guidance. The mulch layer actually protects the soil and suppresses regrowth for a season. On wet or sensitive ground we'll advise the right window at survey.

Which areas do you cover? +

Surrey is our base, plus Greater London, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire and the wider South East. Free site survey within 48 working hours.

Free Site Survey

Tell us about the land.

Survey within 48 working hours. Send a rough size and we'll come and look before quoting — mulching, clearance or a mix.

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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Forestry Mulching in Surrey, London & the South East

One machine, one pass, workable ground

When mulching beats cut-and-cart

Survey to mulched in four steps

Free site survey

Fixed written quote

Plan & permissions

Mulched & workable

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Before you call

Tell us about the land.

Request a site survey