12 tree surgeons cover Pickering. 2 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 1 state ARB Approved Contractor status and 4 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.
T. Howie Tree Specialist LTD is a tree surgery and arboricultural company based in Harrogate, covering North Yorkshire and surrounding areas. Services include tree removal, crown reduction, pruning, stump grinding, hedge trimming, site clearance, and 24/7 emergency storm work.
Advanced Trees and Grounds Ltd is a family-run tree surgery business based in Filey on the Yorkshire Coast, established in 2006. The company provides tree care and grounds maintenance services across Yorkshire and the Humber, serving private and public sector customers.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Site clearance
Tree surveys
Planting
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
Stated on their website: NPTC / City & Guilds · Institute of Chartered Foresters
Oakdale (NE) Ltd is a tree surgery and arboricultural contracting company based in Easington, North Yorkshire, established in 2000. They provide tree surgery, vegetation management, grounds maintenance, and consultancy services across North Yorkshire, Teesside, and the North East, working for local authorities, highways networks, estates, and private clients.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Emergency & storm work
Tree surveys
Site clearance
Utility line clearance
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates, Developers
SPD Trees is a tree surgery business based in Scarborough, offering tree felling, pruning, stump grinding, hedge trimming, and garden clearance to domestic and commercial clients. The company serves Scarborough and surrounding areas including Filey, Bridlington, Staxton, and Snainton.
Yorkshire Tree Surgery is a tree surgery business based in Hull, East Yorkshire, offering services including tree felling, stump removal, pruning, pollarding, site clearance, and storm damage work. They serve customers across Hull, East Yorkshire, Holderness, and North Lincolnshire.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Emergency & storm work
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Works for: Homeowners, Landlords & letting agents, Businesses, Councils & public sector
Stated on their website: Arboricultural Association member
Bayes Tree Services is a tree surgery company based in Norton, Malton, Yorkshire, established since 1997. The business carries out tree surgery, felling and planting for private clients, local councils and estates, conforming to BS 3998 British Standards for tree work.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Planting
Works for: Homeowners, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates
Sadler Tree Services is a tree surgery and arboriculture business founded in 2019 and based in Follifoot, Harrogate, serving Leeds, Harrogate, Wetherby, York, and the wider West and North Yorkshire areas. The company offers tree felling, pruning, stump grinding, hedge cutting, site clearance, and 24-hour emergency tree services for domestic and commercial customers.
Yorkshire Tree Surgeons Ltd is a tree surgery company based in Haxby, York, with offices in Leeds and York, covering the wider Yorkshire area. The company provides arboricultural services to residential and commercial clients including tree surgery, hedge trimming, stump grinding, planting, tree reports, and 24-hour emergency call-out.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Emergency & storm work
Tree surveys
Planting
Site clearance
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates
DRL Tree Care is a tree surgery company based at depots in York and Malton, serving Yorkshire and beyond. The business specialises in large tree removals using technical rigging and cranes, and also offers a full range of arboricultural services including pruning, stump removal, and hedge maintenance.
Everything Trees is an arboricultural services business based near Easington on the North Yorkshire coast, covering the area between Saltburn-by-the-Sea and Robin Hood's Bay. The company offers tree surgery, pruning, tree removal, woodland management, storm damage work, and site clearance for homeowners, landowners, and businesses.
Pruning & crown reduction
Tree felling
Stump grinding
Emergency & storm work
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Tree surveys
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Farms & estates
JNM Tree Services is a tree surgery business based in Tickton, Beverley, offering services including tree felling, removal, crown thinning, deadwood removal, and hedge maintenance. They operate across East Yorkshire, covering Hull, Beverley, and surrounding areas for both residential and commercial clients.
M Bainbridge & Son is a family-run agricultural contracting and tree work business based at Wilton, near Pickering in North Yorkshire. The business offers tree felling, pruning, stump grinding, wood chipping, land and site clearance, and forklift hire to customers across Ryedale, Scarborough, York and Driffield.
Twelve tree surgeons are listed on TreeSurgeonCheck for Pickering. All twelve say they carry out tree felling and pruning or crown reduction, ten offer stump grinding, eight hedge trimming, and seven emergency storm work. All twelve say they work for homeowners, eleven for commercial clients, five for councils or the public sector, four for farms and estates, and one for developers. Four firms say they handle protected tree applications.
Protected trees and trees in conservation areas in Pickering fall under North Yorkshire Council. You can check whether a tree has a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) using the council's trees and hedges page, which handles enquiries by former district area. If your tree is in a conservation area but does not have a TPO, you must still give the council six weeks' notice (a section 211 notice) before carrying out most work, and no work can be carried out during that time. Apply through the Planning Portal or as your area's page directs.
Common questions
Do I need permission to cut down or prune a tree in Pickering?
If the tree has a Tree Preservation Order you must apply to North Yorkshire Council for consent before carrying out any work. Apply through the Planning Portal or as your area's page directs. If the tree is in a conservation area but has no TPO, you must give the council six weeks' notice via a section 211 notice before most work begins, and no work can be done during that period. Check the council's trees and hedges page to find the right process for your area.
How do I check a tree surgeon in Pickering is legitimate?
Two of the twelve listed firms are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, which businesses that transport green waste must hold. You can search the register yourself at the Environment Agency's public register. One firm states it is an ARB Approved Contractor; you can check the ARB Approved Contractor Directory to verify this. Four firms state they hold relevant qualifications. Always confirm details directly, as statements about qualifications and accreditations come from firms' own websites.
When should tree and hedge work be avoided because of nesting birds?
The main bird nesting season runs from March to September, though birds can nest outside this period. It is an offence to intentionally take, damage or destroy a wild bird's nest while it is being used or built. Because of this, tree and hedge work should be checked for active nests at any time of year, not only during the main season. A competent tree surgeon should inspect for nests before starting work.
What happens if a protected tree in Pickering is cut down without permission?
Cutting down, uprooting or wilfully destroying a protected tree is a criminal offence. The fine is unlimited. If North Yorkshire Council has not decided a TPO application within eight weeks, the applicant can appeal for non-determination rather than wait indefinitely. These rules apply to trees with a Tree Preservation Order; conservation area trees without a TPO are subject to separate notice requirements under section 211.