17 tree surgeons cover Taunton. 7 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register and 3 say they handle protected-tree applications.
Businesses
Services and customer types are as the business describes them on its own website. Waste carrier status is matched against the Environment Agency register; approvals marked "stated" have not yet been checked; how we check. Listings last refreshed 29 Sept 2026.
JK Tree Services is a tree surgery and arboriculture business based in Wells, Somerset, covering Somerset and the South West. Services include tree felling, crown thinning, stump grinding, pollarding, and hedge trimming, with a 24-hour emergency call-out offered.
Arboricare Ltd is a tree surgery company based in Somerset offering a range of arboricultural services including surgery, felling, stump grinding, planting, and tree surveys to commercial and residential clients across Somerset, Devon, and the wider South West.
Evergreen Garden and Tree Services is a tree surgery, fencing, and landscaping business based outside Taunton, Somerset. The company provides tree surgery and arboriculture, grounds maintenance, and landscape services across Somerset and the South West, working for private, commercial, and council customers.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
Parker Tree Care LTD is a tree care company based in Taunton, Somerset, offering tree removal, pruning, hedge trimming, tree planting, and emergency tree work. The business covers Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, and Hampshire.
Brendon Hill Tree Services Ltd, based in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, provides tree surgery, woodland management, hedge laying, bank restoration, fencing, and woodfuel supply across Somerset, Devon, and Dorset. The company also produces and supplies woodchip biomass fuel for the renewable energy sector.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Hedges
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Planting
Works for: Homeowners, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates
Kingfisher Tree Services is a family-run tree surgery and forestry business based near Taunton, Somerset. The company works with domestic clients, local communities, and councils to manage trees and woodland.
Silva Tree Surgeons is a tree surgery and arboriculture company based in Ashcott, Somerset, providing services to domestic and commercial clients across Somerset and Devon. Services include pruning, crown reduction, tree felling, stump grinding, emergency tree work, woodland management, and tree planting.
Pruning & crown reduction
Tree felling
Stump grinding
Emergency & storm work
Hedges
Planting
Site clearance
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Farms & estates
N. Duckett Tree Surgery is a Somerset-based tree surgery and grounds maintenance business established in 2007, offering services including tree dismantling, crown reduction, pollarding, stump removal, hedge cutting, and site clearance to domestic and commercial customers.
Ashculme Tree Surgeons is a tree management company based in Taunton, providing tree surgery and woodland management services across Somerset and Devon. The company works for private individuals, local authorities, highway authorities, private estates, and developers.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Emergency & storm work
Planting
Site clearance
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates, Developers
Somerset Tree Co operates as a panel of tree surgeons providing tree surgery and arboricultural services in Bridgwater and the surrounding Somerset area. Services are offered to residential, commercial, and local authority clients and include tree removal, pruning, stump grinding, hedge cutting, and site clearance.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Emergency & storm work
Tree surveys
Planting
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
MB Tree Services is a tree surgery business based in Taunton, Somerset, operating since 2015 and covering Somerset and surrounding counties including Bristol, Bath, Yeovil, Bridgwater, and Weston-Super-Mare. The company offers tree felling, tree pruning, hedge cutting, stump removal, and ground clearance to homeowners, businesses, and local authorities.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Site clearance
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
Taunton Tree Services is a locally owned tree surgery contractor based in Taunton, Somerset, offering services including tree felling, tree removal, stump grinding, stump removal, tree pruning, and wood chipping. They serve residential, commercial, and industrial properties in Taunton and surrounding areas of Somerset.
Taunton Tree Services is a tree surgery and garden maintenance business based in Taunton, Somerset. They offer free no-obligation quotes and aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours.
TreeSurgeonCheck lists 17 tree surgeons covering Taunton. Of those, 11 say they carry out tree felling and pruning or crown reduction, nine offer stump grinding, nine offer hedge trimming, and six offer emergency storm work. Twelve state they work for homeowners, eight for commercial clients, six for councils and the public sector, three for farms and estates, and one for developers. Three firms state qualifications, and three say they handle protected tree applications.
Protected trees in Taunton are the responsibility of Somerset Council. Before carrying out most work on a tree with a Tree Preservation Order, you need to apply through the Planning Portal with photos; the council decides within eight weeks. Trees in a conservation area that are not covered by a TPO still require six weeks' notice to the council (a section 211 notice) before most work, unless an exception applies. Somerset Council's TPO maps are still organised by the former district councils, including Somerset West and Taunton; its tree preservation page links to each one.
Common questions
Do I need permission to cut down or prune a tree in Taunton?
If a tree has a Tree Preservation Order, you must submit a TPO application through the Planning Portal, including photos, before carrying out most work. Somerset Council decides applications within eight weeks. If the council has not decided within that period, you can appeal for non-determination. Trees in a conservation area without a TPO still require six weeks' written notice (a section 211 notice) before most work, unless an exception applies.
How do I check a tree surgeon in Taunton is legitimate?
Seven of the 17 firms listed on TreeSurgeonCheck for Taunton are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, which you can search directly. No firms in the listing state they are ARB Approved Contractors, but you can check the ARB Approved Contractor directory independently. Three firms state qualifications on their own websites. Businesses transporting waste must be registered, and householders should confirm their chosen firm is on the register before work begins.
When should tree and hedge work be avoided because of nesting birds?
It is an offence to intentionally take, damage or destroy a wild bird's nest while it is being used or built. The main nesting season runs from March to September, though birds can nest outside those months. Tree and hedge work should be checked for active nests at any time of year, not only during the main season. If an active nest is found, work on that tree or hedge should not proceed until the nest is no longer in use.
What happens if a protected tree in Taunton is cut down without permission?
Cutting down, uprooting or wilfully destroying a protected tree is a criminal offence under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The fine is unlimited. Somerset Council requires at least five days' written notice even before a protected tree that poses a safety risk is cut down, so the emergency exception does not remove all requirements. Unauthorised work can result in prosecution regardless of whether the tree owner knew it was protected.