Commercial Construction Site Clearance

Often site tree clearance involves working on land that hasn’t be used by humans for a number of years. During this time of inactivity nature likes to take over, even if we’re performing a tree clearance in North London. We need to ensure that there are no bats or any other protected wildlife on the site. If we believe there is a significant chance/risk that will arise from a tree clearance, we will recommend getting an independent ecology report. This is an important step to both protect the wildlife and to avoid severe fines for both parties. This is in keeping with wildlife and countryside act 1981 and will affect any tree clearance in North London. On construction site clearance it is almost always a requirement of planning to have proof that there are no nesting birds in the event works must be conducted during the nesting season.

Chippers and flails don’t particularly like bits of metal going through them! To combat down time on the job we’ll have a ‘mooch’ around, prior to booking, and evaluate whether it would be beneficial to have a grab lorry collect waste that has accumulated over the years. It’s fairly commonplace that old buildings and land that have been used for fly tipping may have harmful substances such as asbestos present. Again, to prevent downtime it’s best to deal with this via a waste removal specialist, prior to commencement of tree clearance in North London. You would be surprised what we have found on construction site clearance jobs.

‘Can’t see the wood for the trees’ – Where practical we like to first start off by ‘flailing’ the small vegetation to allow better access for larger machines and to speed up the felling and removal process. It helps us get a better idea of stumps, dips in the ground and reduces the frequency of trips, slips and falls.

We like to start by felling the largest trees that are to be removed to allow better access for the remaining trees. We can then get our wood chippers, grabs and skidsteers closer to the next trees, speeding the tree clearance up further.

We send branches through our woodchippers throughout the process to avoid cluttering the work zone, but often pile logs up at the closest roadside access point for bulk collection towards the end of the project. This saves money; with less frequent haulage, allowing us to pass the savings on to the client.

Often stumps need to be ground out to allow for foundations, piles and excavation to take place. We have access to some of the largest stump grinders on the UK market, but our favourite is the 6 wheeled Bandit 2550 with a huge 50bhp engine, yet narrow footprint, allowing us to get it onto most North London tree clearance sites.

The worst bit of the tree clearance job but the most satisfying! We rake up and bag up the final minor debris, to leave a clean and clear site ready for landscaping or building works.