Our Tree Services
We provide a comprehensive range of professional tree surgery services, delivered by trained, accredited, and safety-focused tree surgeons. Our team works with modern, well-maintained equipment and follows environmentally responsible practices on every project. Whether we’re planting new trees, maintaining existing ones, or removing hazardous growth, we prioritise customer satisfaction, long-term tree health, and public safety at every stage.
Tree Planting
Expert guidance and careful planting to ensure strong, healthy growth and long-term sustainability for your outdoor space.
Planting a new tree in your London garden or commercial grounds requires careful planning to ensure healthy growth and long-term success. As experienced London tree specialists, we’re happy to discuss your specific requirements, considering foliage, blossom, fruiting potential, attractive bark, autumn colour, mature size, shade coverage, and whether an evergreen or deciduous tree best suits your space. Our qualified arborists always carry out a full site assessment before making any recommendations. Once the ideal species is agreed, we can supply, deliver, and professionally plant the tree, ensuring it is positioned, supported, and cared for to thrive in its new environment.
Tree Planting Services in London
We have many years of experience helping clients across four core London boroughs: Islington, Camden, Haringey, and Hackney. Our reliable team of tree experts provides professional tree planting services in London, giving you complete peace of mind that your project is in safe and experienced hands.
Planting trees on your property not only enhances its appearance but also provides valuable environmental benefits, including improved air quality, increased biodiversity, and a healthier surrounding landscape, which in turn helps reduce global warming and help offset your carbon footprint.
We work with a wide range of tree species and plant both hardwood and softwood trees. Our experienced tree surgeons carry out tree planting mainly in autumn and winter, as these seasons are the most suitable for new trees to become established.
They will provide expert advice on the most suitable trees for your land, the best planting season, and ongoing care to support healthy growth throughout the tree’s lifespan.
Safety is always our top priority, which is why we undertake comprehensive site surveys, tree selection, planting, and base design to deliver a complete, professional tree planting service in London.
Tree Pruning
Precise, purposeful pruning to improve tree health, enhance shape, increase light penetration, and reduce the risk of broken or overextended branches.
Pruning must be carried out with care, as every cut creates a wound and can affect the long-term health of the tree. As qualified tree surgeons in London, we assess each tree individually and recommend the most appropriate pruning method. Crown lifting removes lower branches to improve access, visibility, or light beneath the canopy. Crown thinning selectively removes branches to increase light penetration and reduce wind resistance without altering the tree’s natural shape. Crown reduction shortens branches to reduce overall size and allow more light around the tree. We also provide crown cleaning and dead-wooding to remove diseased, broken, or unsafe branches.
Tree Pruning Services in London
When you have an overgrown tree in your London property that needs pruning, get in touch with us. We offer our tree pruning services in London; mainly within Camden, Haringey, Islington and Hackney – but get in touch if you are close by! We can carry out a site visit to give you a comprehensive and accurate quote. We can talk you through which tree pruning technique would best suit your tree and why.
Keeping on top of tree pruning in urban areas not only maintains the aesthetic appeal of a plant but also helps the environment around us. If your trees are overgrown and starting to take over your property, then tree pruning may be the solution that you need.
We are extremely committed to providing professional services and offer crucial advice about your trees, regardless of whether you are a domestic or commercial customer. As we work with local councils, housing estates and commercial businesses, you can definitely rely on us for a professional service from start to finish.
Tree Felling
Safe and controlled removal of trees that are diseased, unstable, or obstructing new developments, carried out with meticulous attention to safety.
Tree felling is carried out only as a last resort, when all other tree care options have been explored. As experienced tree surgeons in London, we specialise in safe, controlled tree removal in built-up urban environments. Most trees are dismantled in carefully managed sections, using ropes, pulleys, and advanced rigging techniques to lower branches and timber without damaging nearby gardens, buildings, or structures. Where access is limited and debris must be removed through a property, we fully protect walls, floors, and walkways before work begins. Our professional approach ensures efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible tree felling every time.
After removal, it may be a condition of the planning approval that a new tree must take its place. To keep up with all current tree preservation orders and conservation area restrictions, we always check all locations for planning restrictions before undertaking work. A site specific wildlife assessment is also conducted before any works are undertaken to ensure we take care of any wildlife surrounding your trees.
Why Choose Us for Tree Felling in London?
The team at M Parkin Tree Specialists are experienced and fully insured tree surgeons. We have all the specialist equipment and training required for safe and efficient tree felling in London. We offer fair pricing and free no-obligation quotes. If you have a tree located in Haringey, Camden, Islington or Hackney that needs felling, look no further. We work with domestic and commercial clients, as well as residential estates and local councils. Whether it is tree felling or another tree services that you require, give us a call today.
Stump Removal
Efficient stump grinding and removal to clear space, eliminate tripping hazards, and prevent regrowth or pest issues.
We provide professional stump removal across London using modern, high-performance machinery designed to tackle stumps in most locations. Our stump grinder uses a fast-rotating cutting wheel with tungsten carbide teeth to break down the stump, roots, and surrounding soil into small, manageable mulch. This material is then used to level the ground, with any excess debris cleared away for a clean finish. For stumps in restricted or hard-to-reach areas, we can apply specialist stump treatments to prevent regrowth and allow natural decay. Our efficient stump removal service ensures your garden or site is left safe, tidy, and ready for replanting or landscaping.
Tree surgeons for stump removals in London
Having an unsightly tree stump on your London property can be both an eyesore and dangerous if left untreated. Tree stumps can become a host for diseases, a trip hazard, and take up valuable space on any piece of land. Whether commercial or domestic, our tree stump removal service in London is available for those who need it. We generally service clients in Haringey, Hackney, Islington and Camden, but if you are in one of the surrounding areas, we can help you too.
Stump grinding can be a more environmentally friendly way of removing an unwanted tree stump. Used as a way to halt the re-growth of roots, this method is the quickest and safest alternative to removing the whole stump. Removing stumps improves the overall appearance of your garden. Grinding stumps eliminates tripping hazards and frees up space for new planting, landscaping, or other outdoor activities.
Our tree surgeons are trained, experienced and professional. We are experts at not causing any damage to your property or any other greenery near the tree stump that is being removed.
Trees in Conservation Areas in London
Trees in designated conservation areas in London are legally protected as are trees with Tree Protection Orders (TPOs). If your tree is in such an area or has a TPO, you need to give your local council at least six weeks’ written notice before felling or carrying out work on any tree. Please check on your council’s website. This gives them time to evaluate the tree’s contribution to the area’s character and decide whether to place a permanent Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on it. If no TPO is placed or the council doesn’t object within the notice period, the work can proceed.
We offer arboricultural advice to our clients and we can offer regular inspections and necessary maintenance to make sure your tree remains safe and healthy. When trees need to be felled, we also offer the service of planting a new tree in lieu of the one that needed removing. Call us to discuss your situation and how we can help. We cover central London boroughs, such as Hackney, Haringey, Camden and Islington.