Tree Surgeons in Merstham

Looking for a tree surgeon in Merstham? Cut of Art is a family-run team working across the old village, South Merstham and the slopes of the downs, from careful pruning and crown reductions to full tree removal, hedge cutting and site clearance.

See the standard of our work in the gallery, or call 07519 952330 for a free, no-obligation quote.

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Cut of Art team member beside a freshly pollarded tree next to a house in Merstham

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Your local tree surgeons

Merstham has a bit of everything: the old village and Quality Street with its cottages and mature garden trees, the big plots up Rockshaw Road on the edge of the downs, and South Merstham's post-war estate with its cherries, birches and leylandii around the station. Squeezed between the M25 and the M23, it still feels like a village, and it is one we work in regularly.

We are a quarter of an hour up the A23 from our Horley base, so quote visits are easy to fit in and jobs get booked quickly. We are a family firm, established in 2018, and most of our work in Merstham starts with a recommendation.

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Climber rigging a heavy limb for removal above a flat roof in Merstham
Rigging a heavy limb down over a flat roof, Merstham

What we do

From a single limb to a whole plot cleared, one team and one number. Tap a service for the detail.

Protected trees: Merstham falls under Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. The old village and Quality Street sit in a conservation area, which means the council needs six weeks' notice before work on most trees there, and plenty of trees elsewhere in Merstham carry Tree Preservation Orders. We check the status of your tree before any work and handle the notice or application for you.

The trees round here

Merstham sits where the Weald clay meets the chalk, so the trees change as you climb: oaks, ash and cherries around the station and the estate, then beech, yew, whitebeam and hawthorn on the slopes up towards the North Downs Way. Add the cedars and big garden trees around the older houses on Quality Street and Rockshaw Road and there is plenty here that has been growing for a century or more.

A lot of the work is careful reduction: taking weight out of a beech that overhangs the house, lifting a yew off a roof, thinning a cherry that has blocked the light. Where a tree has to go we dismantle it in sections, with the tracked lift where the slope or the rigging calls for it, and the waste goes with us.

Photos of our work

A few recent jobs from our work in and around Merstham.

A dense garden cherry tree before crown reduction in Merstham
Before: a cherry crowding the garden, Merstham
The same Merstham cherry after crown reduction, lighter and balanced
After: reduced, balanced and letting the light in, Merstham
Tracked access lift reaching into a tall yew
The tracked lift reaching into a big yew
Street-side tree freshly pollarded beside a house
A pollard cut back hard, ready to regrow

FAQ

The things people in Merstham ask us most, answered straight. Anything else, just ask.

How much does a crown reduction cost in Merstham?

It depends on the size and species of the tree and how much you want taken off, so we price each crown reduction in Merstham on site rather than guess. Reductions are skilled, repeat work, and because we climb and rig wherever we can rather than hire in access, our quotes stay keen. Quotes are free and without obligation.

Do I need permission for tree work in Merstham?

Often, yes. Quality Street and the old village sit in a conservation area, which means Reigate & Banstead Borough Council needs six weeks' notice before work on any tree there with a trunk wider than about 75 mm, and plenty of trees elsewhere in Merstham are covered by Tree Preservation Orders. We check the status before quoting and handle the notice or application for you, so nothing is cut without the right consent in place.

Which parts of Merstham do you cover?

All of it: Quality Street and the old village, the big gardens up Rockshaw Road, Station Road and South Merstham, the estate roads off Battlebridge Lane and Bletchingley Road, and out along Nutfield Road towards Mercers Park. We also work the Gatton and Redhill edges, so being just outside the village is never a problem.

How quickly can you come out?

Merstham is a quarter of an hour up the A23 from our Horley base, so quote visits are usually within a few days and most jobs are booked in within a couple of weeks depending on the season. A dangerous or storm-damaged tree gets a same-day response: call 07519 952330 at any hour.

How much does tree surgery cost?

It depends on the tree's size, how easy it is to reach and how much waste needs clearing, so we price each job properly rather than guess. Steep gardens and tight access up on the downs can add to the time, so we come and look rather than quote blind. Quotes are free and without obligation.

Can you work on the steep gardens up towards the downs?

Yes. The gardens on the chalk slopes above the village, with their big beeches and yews, are some of the more interesting jobs we do. Everything is rigged and lowered in sections rather than dropped, we use the tracked lift where a climb is not the safe option, and we look after the ground on the way in and out.

Do you handle storm damage and emergencies?

Yes, 24 hours a day. The wind comes over the downs with some force, and beech in particular can shed big limbs without much warning. Call 07519 952330 and we will make it safe first, then arrange the full removal or repair once the immediate risk is dealt with.

Can you cut back a neighbour's tree overhanging my garden?

Usually, yes. You may prune overhanging branches back to your boundary as long as the tree is not protected, and in the conservation area it needs the same notice as any other work, so we check first. We do it neatly and offer the cuttings back to the owner, which keeps things friendly.

Do you take all the waste away?

Always, and it is included in the quote. Brash is chipped, timber is cut into logs and the garden is cleared before we leave. Logs and chippings are yours if you want them; otherwise they go with us.

What our customers say

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Nearby areas we cover: Salfords & Sidlow · Banstead · Woodmansterne · Nutfield & South Nutfield · all areas

Our specialist services

The work we are known for and do most weeks - skilled crown reductions, safe tree felling and full site clearances - across Horley and the surrounding villages.

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Tell us what you need doing in Merstham and we will come back with a free, no-obligation quote. Prefer to talk? Call 07519 952330.

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