Roadside stack of timber harvested by Ferguson Forestry

Surrey · London · South East

Standing Timber Buying & Valuation — Surrey, London & the South East

We buy standing timber where your crop has value — and quote competitively to harvest where it doesn't. Either way you get a free, no-obligation valuation from a direct buyer with its own harvesting fleet, not a broker.

Plantations, estates & windblown timber — free valuation within 48 hours.

Request a Free Valuation → Call +44 (0) 7903 703475

DirectBuyer, not broker

OwnHarvesting fleet

FreeValuation

£10mInsured

Buy Or Harvest — Either Way You Win

What's my standing timber worth?

Value depends on species, volume, quality and access. We assess all four on a free visit. Where the crop pays, we buy it and do the work. Where it doesn't, we give you a fair price to harvest. No broker margin, because we're the buyer and the crew.

What We Buy & Harvest

From a single block to a whole estate's crop

We purchase and harvest standing timber across the South East. If you're a landowner, farmer or estate manager wondering whether your trees are an asset or a liability, this is where we start.

Conifer Plantations

Mature softwood plantations — spruce, pine, larch, Douglas fir. Clearfell or thinning purchase, cut-to-length.

Hardwood & Broadleaf

Oak, beech, ash, sweet chestnut and mixed broadleaf, valued for sawlog, firewood and biomass markets.

Estate & Farm Woodland

Neglected or unmanaged blocks turned into a return, with a management plan for what's left behind.

Windblown & Storm Timber

Fallen and damaged crops recovered quickly before value is lost to stain and decay.

Thinnings

Standing thinnings bought as part of a managed cycle — see our woodland thinning service.

Felling-Licence Support

We confirm and, where needed, apply for the Forestry Commission felling licence as part of the deal.

Cut-to-length sawlogs stacked after harvesting

Why Sell To Us

A direct buyer with its own fleet

Many “standing timber buyers” are brokers who sell your crop on and take a margin in the middle. We're different: we buy the timber and harvest it ourselves with our own Unimog, harvester and forwarder fleet.

That means a cleaner deal, one accountable team on your land, and no chain of subcontractors. You get a fair price, full insurance, and a site left tidy — not churned and abandoned.

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How The Valuation Works

Honest figures, assessed on site

We walk the crop, identify species and quality, estimate standing volume, and assess extraction access — the four things that set the price. Then we tell you plainly whether it's a buy or a harvest job, and the number.

There's no charge and no obligation for the visit. If the timber doesn't justify a purchase, you'll still leave with a clear, fixed quote to have it felled and cleared.

Harvester measuring and processing standing timber

How It Works

Enquiry to cleared crop

Free valuation visit

We assess species, volume, quality and access on site within 48 working hours.

Offer or quote

A fair price to buy your standing timber — or a fixed price to harvest it for you.

Licence & agreement

Felling-licence check and a simple written agreement before any saw runs.

Harvested & tidy

We fell, extract and haul with our own fleet, and leave the ground clean.

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

Do you actually buy standing timber, or just harvest it? +

Both. Where your crop has commercial value we buy it outright and do the felling and extraction ourselves. Where it doesn't, we give you a competitive fixed price to harvest or clear it. The free valuation tells you which.

How do you value standing timber? +

On four things: species, standing volume, timber quality and extraction access. We assess all of them on a free site visit and give you an honest figure — we're the buyer, so there's no broker margin.

Do I need a felling licence to sell my timber? +

Usually yes for anything over 5m³ a quarter. We confirm the position and handle the Forestry Commission felling-licence application as part of the deal.

Is there any cost or obligation for a valuation? +

None. The site visit and valuation are free. If you don't like the number, you walk away owing nothing.

What kinds of timber and woodland do you take? +

Conifer plantations, hardwood and broadleaf, estate and farm woodland, thinnings, and windblown or storm-damaged crops across the South East.

Which areas do you cover? +

Surrey, Greater London, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire and the wider South East and Home Counties.

Free Site Survey

What have you got standing?

Free valuation within 48 working hours. Tell us rough species, area and access, and we'll tell you whether it's a buy or a harvest — and the number.

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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+44 (0) 7903 703475