Interleaved, in practice. Clear enough to see and work safely, do the heavy work, then finish the clearance.
Neither strictly first. Clear enough ground to move safely and see the hazards, then do the tree and hedge work, then finish the clearance — one visit with the stages interleaved rather than separate jobs.
What should not happen is tree work last, after new fencing, turf or planting exist to be damaged.
| Step | Why |
|---|---|
| 1. Cut back enough to move safely | Access and visibility |
| 2. Identify hazards | Wells, ponds, dumped material, cables |
| 3. Tree and hedge work | With clear drop zones and known ground |
| 4. Clear the remainder | Including everything the tree work dropped |
| 5. Stumps | While machinery is on site |
| 6. Load and remove | One waste stream, not three |
| 7. Reassess together | Before anything is built or planted |
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On an established garden being improved over seasons this is an advantage rather than a nuisance. Clearance and hedge reduction in late summer, deciduous tree work over winter, then boundaries and planting in spring is a natural rhythm — and it spreads the cost.
This matters more on a clearance than people realise, because trees hidden in an overgrown garden are easy to treat as undergrowth. A self-seeded sycamore is one thing; a protected mature tree that has disappeared into a thicket is quite another, and clearing it without consent is still an offence.
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Neither strictly first. Clear enough ground to move safely and see hazards, then do the tree and hedge work, then finish the clearance.
Because you cannot safely reach or fell a tree into dense undergrowth, drop zones need to be visible, and hazards like wells and drain covers need identifying first.
Because tree work then drops material onto ground you have just cleared, access is churned twice and chipping happens twice.
Yes — one set-up, one chipper on site, one waste removal, and the tree arisings leave with the clearance rather than in a separate load.
Yes. Nesting birds restrict tree and hedge work from around March to August, conifers are best cut in the growing season, and deciduous tree work suits winter.
Yes, with South Gloucestershire Council. A tree hidden in a thicket is easy to treat as undergrowth, and clearing a protected one is still an offence.
Yes, and it is worth it while machinery is on site — and before any levelling, or you level twice.
Then the project becomes two planned visits rather than one compromised one, which suits a staged improvement anyway.
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