Tree & Hedgerow Services

Tree and hedgerow planting 

We can assist you across all aspects of tree and hedgerow planting, from advice on tree selection to carrying out the work and ongoing aftercare.

Having been planting trees and hedgerows in Jersey since 1937, our local knowledge and experience in this area is unrivalled.

 

Tree care (including environmentally sensitive tree felling and pruning) 

We offer the following tree services, carried out by our dedicated team of arborists:

  • Crown reduction
  • Raising and thinning
  • Weight reduction
  • Felling and damage treatment

All of our work complies with British standards, fully taking into consideration the associated wildlife and surrounding environment.

  

Low impact branchage 

We can branchage your hedgerow in a manner which does not damage the tree bark, expose the soil to the elements or cause harm to the local wildlife.

Our branchage techniques are low impact and based on best practice as advised by the Jersey Branchage Group. We aim to improve the well-being of your hedgerows through careful management.  

 

Woodland management 

If you’re a landowner potentially interested in creating new woodland, our team can provide you with a wide range of advice an matters such as:

  • Creating new wildlife habitats
  • Identifying species for planting and removal
  • Managing non-native and invasive species
  • Ongoing care of your land
 

Advice and consultancy 

We provide advice and consultancy on all aspects of tree and hedgerow services.  

 

WORK WITH US

There are lots of ways for you to get involved with Jersey Trees for Life and therefore help to plant and protect more trees across our island:

Membership 

Becoming a Jersey Trees for Life member is a great place to start.

If you’re interested, please take a look at our different packages to see which one is right for you. You can then sign up and pay directly through the site.

Tree and hedgerow volunteers 

You could join a team of volunteers working in the countryside alongside our tree and hedgerow specialists. This work could involve planting and growing new trees, tree care and protection or land management.  

Operations volunteers 

We are interested in finding the right person to assist us with operations, fundraising, event management, data processing and research. If you think you have skills that may be helpful to us, please do get in touch.

Removing old shelters and spirals 

If you spot an old shelter or spiral which is clearly no longer needed by its tree, please let us know. We can then check whether the tree was planted by us and take appropriate action.

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