Tree surgeon in Prescot and Knowsley
Tree surgeons in Prescot,
Whiston and Huyton.
Tree work in Prescot, Whiston, Huyton and the rest of Knowsley, the borough next to our base in Rainhill.
Insured and qualified
- Arboricultural Association: James is a Technician Member
- NPTC and Lantra tickets: Utility arboriculture UA1, UA2, UA3 and UA5
- £5m public and £10m employers’ liability: Insurance in place
- Forestry First Aid: Whole team trained
- Registered waste carrier: Environment Agency, CBDL572678
- 40+ years: Combined experience in the team
Where we work in Prescot and Knowsley
Prescot, Whiston, Huyton and Halewood.
Knowsley borders Rainhill, so we work right across the borough, from Kirkby in the north to Prescot and Halewood.
- Prescot
- Whiston
- Cronton
- Huyton
- Kirkby
- Halewood
Knowsley Council
Protected trees in Knowsley.
We can check whether a tree is protected, and make the council application for you for a small fee. Protected trees
- Knowsley asks you to check with its Arboricultural Team whether a tree has a Tree Preservation Order or is in a conservation area.
- Cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, damaging or destroying a protected tree without the council’s permission is an offence.
- An application uses Knowsley’s tree works form and TPO checklist. The maximum penalty for unauthorised work on a TPO tree is £20,000.
- Knowsley has 15 conservation areas, including Prescot Town Centre and, in Huyton, St Michael’s Church and Victoria Road and Huyton Church Road.
Questions about Prescot and Knowsley.
Which council covers Prescot and Huyton?
Knowsley Council, for Prescot, Whiston, Cronton, Huyton, Kirkby and Halewood. Its Arboricultural Team deals with protected trees.
How do I check if my tree is protected?
Ask Knowsley’s Arboricultural Team, or look on the council’s maps of TPOs and conservation areas, linked above. We can check it for you too.
Is my tree in a conservation area?
Knowsley has 15, including Prescot Town Centre and two in Huyton. Ask the council, or us, before any work on a tree in one.
Do you take the waste away?
Yes. Everything is chipped and taken away, unless you would like to keep the woodchip or the logs.
Which parts of Knowsley do you cover?
Prescot, Whiston, Cronton, Huyton, Kirkby and Halewood, and the rest of the borough. If you are not sure, ask us.
Your council
Street trees and high hedges.
A complaint about a neighbour’s high hedge comes under Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. Each council runs its own route.
A council or street tree
Knowsley’s Environmental Sustainability Service manages all trees on council land and takes reports by email. Suspected dangerous trees go to the Arboricultural Team.
Knowsley: report a problem or dangerous tree
A neighbour’s high hedge
Knowsley points to the government’s high hedges guidance, including what happens once the council is involved. For the fee and how to complain, see the council’s page.
Knowsley: high hedges
We can cut a hedge back to an agreed height. Pruning and hedge cutting
Our work.
A recent job at Manley, in Cheshire: a sycamore taken down in sections.
What we do in Prescot and Knowsley
Tree services in Prescot and Knowsley
Get in touch
Let’s talk trees.
- 07511 100971
- WhatsApp a photo of the tree
- info@travisarb.co.uk
- Free, no obligation quotes
Photos are a real help, so feel free to send a few with your enquiry. We always visit before giving a firm price, so your quote is accurate and there are no surprises on the day.
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