JM Tree Surgery & Fencing

Tree surgeon and fencing services near Northiam

We work in Northiam and the villages around it across TN31, from the village street and Great Dixter out towards Beckley, Ewhurst Green, Staplecross and Newenden. Crown reductions on the mature oak and sweet chestnut in the old village gardens, tree removals where a fell is the right answer, ash dieback work, stump grinding, hedge cutting and deadwooding, plus close-board and post-and-rail fencing built on site with properly treated posts. NPTC qualified, fully insured, tidy when we leave.

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Northiam
Why hire local

Local matters in Northiam

Northiam sits above the Rother valley on the A28, roughly halfway between Rye and Tenterden, with the Kent border a mile north at Newenden. It is a village of old timber-framed and tile-hung houses with the big mature garden trees that come with plots that old. Great Dixter sits on the edge of it, so people here are used to seeing trees and hedges cut properly and they notice when they are not.

The species mix is eastern Weald: mature English oak, sweet chestnut off the old coppice, hornbeam on the field boundaries, and ash that is mostly going or gone to dieback. The ground drops away to the Rother levels, so the low-lying parts sit wet and heavy, which changes how both a fence post and a stump grinder behave.

Northiam falls under Rother District Council, the same authority as Rye, Battle and Robertsbridge. That matters when a tree needs paperwork, because the portal, the conservation area boundaries and the officer are all Rother's, not Wealden's. We file with Rother regularly and we know what they want to see.

What we do

Work we do across Northiam

Tree surgery in Northiam

Crown reduction, thinning and lifting, sectional dismantling and tree removal where a fell is genuinely the right answer, stump grinding, hedge cutting and deadwooding. When people ring asking for a tree reduction they usually mean a crown reduction, taking the height and spread back in small cuts so the tree keeps its shape. The Northiam book is heavy on mature oak and sweet chestnut, with hornbeam and field maple on the boundaries. Ash dieback is widespread on the rural edges towards Beckley and Staplecross, and we take a steady run of dead and dying ash off boundaries and out of hedgerows. A dead or dangerous tree over a lane, a drive or a paddock fence gets dealt with properly, deadwooded where it can safely stay and removed in sections where it cannot. After a gale we get a run of emergency calls, and on a genuine emergency we aim to be on site the next working day. We work to BS3998, check for nesting birds before we start between March and August, and file the Section 211 notice or TPO application with Rother District Council on your behalf.

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Fencing in Northiam

Close-board built on site, panel fencing where it suits, post and rail, picket, gates and repairs. Northiam is rural, so a good share of the work here is post-and-rail: paddock runs, field boundaries and the long drives on the country properties off the A28. Close-board goes in on the village garden boundaries, on properly treated posts concreted in, with gravel boards at the base and a capping rail on top where the run takes wind off the valley. The low ground towards the Rother sits wet, which holds a post well once it is in but makes the dig harder and the postcrete slower to go off. We quote what is right for the run, not the cheapest version of it.

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TPOs, conservation areas and Section 211 notices

TPOs and Section 211 notices in Northiam

Northiam has a conservation area covering the older part of the village. If a tree inside it is over 75mm in diameter measured at 1.5 metres off the ground, you generally need to file a Section 211 notice with Rother District Council before any work starts. The council has six weeks to respond. We file the notice for you, with the species, the method and the reason, and we wait the clock out before we put a saw in.

A Tree Preservation Order is a separate process. A TPO'd tree needs a formal application to Rother whatever its diameter and whether or not it sits inside the conservation area. We handle that paperwork too. If you are not sure whether your tree is protected, send us the address and we will check Rother's planning map before we quote.

Not sure whether a tree in Northiam is protected? Check it by postcode, read our council-by-council conservation area guide, or see how we handle protected tree work.

Where we work

Where in Northiam we work

Across Northiam and the villages and districts around it. That covers:

Districts and nearby villages

  • Beckley
  • Ewhurst Green
  • Staplecross
  • Newenden
  • Bodiam

Postcodes

  • TN31

Just outside? Call us anyway. We'll travel for the right job.

Nearby towns

Other towns we cover near Northiam

Recent work

Recent jobs near Northiam

Reviews

What Northiam customers say

Josh did an outstanding job installing a new fence and gate at my house. From the initial quote right through to the finished work, he was professional, reliable, and a real pleasure to deal with. The quality of the workmanship is excellent. I couldn’t recommend Josh more highly if you’re looking for fencing work — he delivers a first-class result.
Adam, Battle
Josh has helped us over many years with a variety of jobs in our large garden. Mostly he has cut our hedges every autumn. It's a big job over a few days and the result is fantastic. The hedges look great and the topiary too. He is meticulous in everything he does. A couple of times we have needed urgent work done on falling trees and he has responded immediately on the day. I would highly recommend his services.
Maggie Brown, Hawkhurst

Got a tree or a fence in Northiam?

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