Ferguson Forestry CAT skidder extracting timber from woodland
Timber Harvesting & Marketing · South East

Timber Harvesting & Marketing in the South East

Mechanised cut-to-length harvesting and forwarding with our own kit — timber stacked roadside by grade and marketed to the best-paying mill or biomass yard. Free crop appraisal.

Plantations, estates & farm woodland — we get the best return from the whole tree.
£10mPublic Liability
NPTCQualified Crew
FISACompliant
CTLHarvester & Forwarder
Family run · fully insured
NPTC qualified · FISA compliant
Free site survey within 48 hours
Surrey · London · South East base
Mechanised harvester felling and processing timber cut-to-length
Own Harvesting Fleet

Cut-to-length, in one mobilisation

Mechanised harvesting only pays when one crew can fell, process and extract without hiring in. We run our own tracked harvester and forwarder alongside the Unimog fleet, so we fell, cut to length, sort by product and forward to roadside in a single mobilisation.

Cut-to-length means each stem is graded as it's processed — sawlog, fencing, pallet, biomass — and stacked roadside ready for haulage. Nothing is wasted and nothing is double-handled.

Sensitive thinnings or full clearfell, we plan the racks and extraction routes to protect retained trees, roots and ground flora, working to FISA and UK Forestry Standard practice throughout.

Get a crop appraisal →

Got a stand ready to harvest? We'll appraise the crop, handle the licence, and market the timber for the best return.

Book a Free Crop Appraisal → Call +44 (0) 7903 703475
Timber Marketing

The best price for the whole tree

Getting the best return from a woodland isn't about the top log — it's about finding a market for every component. We sort each grade and place it with the best-paying mill, fencing yard or biomass plant in our network.

Where the crop has clear value we'll buy it standing — one transaction, paid up front, no exposure to the haulage and market risk. Where you'd rather take the mill price, we harvest and market on your behalf and show you the figures.

Either way you get honest numbers at the appraisal, a felling licence managed end-to-end, and a site left tidy and restocked where the licence requires it.

Graded timber stacked roadside ready for haulage and marketing
How It Works

Standing crop to sold timber

01

Free crop appraisal

We assess species, volume, access and value, and lay out your options.

02

Licence & plan

Felling licence applied for and managed; racks, extraction and restocking planned.

03

Harvest & forward

Mechanised fell, cut-to-length and forward to roadside, sorted by grade.

04

Market & settle

Each grade sold to the best-paying outlet; you're paid and the site left tidy.

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More from our Surrey, London & South East forestry team

Every job is run by one qualified crew on our own fleet. Explore the rest of the offshoot — or call and we'll point you to the right service.

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 scale of harvesting do you take on? +

From sensitive single-species thinning up to plantation and estate-scale clearfell. If a crop is large enough to justify mechanised harvesting, our harvester and forwarder make it pay; if it's small or awkward we'll say so and quote a hand-cut alternative.

How do you sell the timber? +

We cut to length on site and stack it roadside by product — sawlog, fencing, pallet and biomass. We then market each grade to the best-paying mill or yard in our network so you get the most from the whole tree, not just the best logs.

Do I get paid for my timber? +

Where the crop has value, yes — either we buy it standing or you take the mill price less harvesting and haulage. Where the numbers don't stack up, we quote competitively to harvest. Either way you see honest figures at survey.

Do I need a felling licence to harvest? +

Almost always for harvesting volumes — felling more than 5m³ a quarter generally needs a Forestry Commission licence. We check, apply for and manage it for you, including any restocking condition.

Which areas do you cover? +

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

Free Site Survey

Tell us about the crop.

Free crop appraisal. Send rough acreage, species and access and we'll come and look before quoting or making an offer.

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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