8 tree surgeons cover Selby. 1 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register and 1 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.
Thorntree Tree Services is a family-run tree surgery and grounds maintenance company based in Carlton, North Yorkshire. It offers tree surgery, hedge cutting, site clearance, landscaping, and firewood processing to domestic and commercial clients within a 30-mile radius of Carlton.
Stated on their website: NPTC / City & Guilds · Lantra
Friarwood Tree Care is a tree surgery and groundcare contractor based in North Duffield, Selby, operating across Selby, York and surrounding areas. The business provides domestic and commercial tree work, stump removal, site clearance, tree planting and grounds maintenance for private clients, estates, commercial sites and local authorities.
Pruning & crown reduction
Tree felling
Stump grinding
Hedges
Site clearance
Planting
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector, Farms & estates
Stated on their website: NPTC / City & Guilds · ISA certified arborist
HUW Forestry is an arboricultural and tree surgery business based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, offering services including tree felling, stump grinding, pruning, site clearance, tree planting, and vegetation management across Yorkshire and the wider UK.
East Yorkshire Tree Co is a panel-based tree surgery service operating in Rawcliffe and the wider East Yorkshire area. The business serves residential, commercial and local authority clients, offering a range of tree surgery, hedge maintenance and grounds maintenance services.
Tree felling
Pruning & crown reduction
Stump grinding
Hedges
Emergency & storm work
Planting
Site clearance
Firewood & woodchip
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
Anderson Tree Contractors is a tree surgery business based in Brayton, Selby, covering North Yorkshire. They offer domestic and commercial tree services including felling, pruning, stump grinding, and 24/7 emergency storm damage response.
Toby H Johnson Ltd is a landscaping, fencing and tree surgery company based in Elvington, York, serving domestic and commercial customers throughout York and surrounding areas. Services include tree surgery, stump grinding, hedge work, garden landscaping, fencing, paving, resin driveways, and garden drainage.
Lewis Tree Surgery York Ltd, based in York, provides tree surgery, hedge cutting, fencing, and log supply services throughout York and the surrounding areas. The company has operated since 1992 and serves homes, gardens, and commercial properties including local authorities and educational institutions.
Pruning & crown reduction
Tree felling
Hedges
Planting
Firewood & woodchip
Works for: Homeowners, Businesses, Councils & public sector
TreeSurgeonCheck lists eight tree surgeons covering Selby in North and East Yorkshire. Seven of them say they work for homeowners and commercial clients, three say they cover councils and the public sector, and two say they work for farms and estates. Services most commonly offered include tree felling and pruning or crown reduction (seven firms each), stump grinding and hedge trimming (five firms each), and two firms offer emergency storm work.
Protected trees in the Selby area are the responsibility of North Yorkshire Council. The council handles tree enquiries by former district area, and its trees and hedges page links to the relevant process, including a tree enquiry form for the Selby area. You can check that page at northyorks.gov.uk/planning-and-conservation/trees-and-hedges. If your tree sits in a conservation area but is not covered by a Tree Preservation Order, you must give the council six weeks' notice by submitting a section 211 notice before carrying out most work, unless an exception applies.
Common questions
Do I need permission to cut down or prune a tree in Selby?
If a tree has a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), you must apply for consent before carrying out most work. Apply through the Planning Portal or as North Yorkshire Council's area page directs. If the council has not decided within eight weeks, you can appeal for non-determination. Trees in a conservation area without a TPO still require six weeks' notice to the council via a section 211 notice before most work, unless an exception applies. One firm listed on TreeSurgeonCheck says it handles protected tree applications.
How do I check a tree surgeon in Selby is legitimate?
You can check whether a firm is on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, which businesses that transport waste are required to join. One of the eight firms listed in Selby is on that register. You can search the register yourself at the Environment Agency's public register. Three firms state they hold relevant qualifications, and you can verify ARB Approved Contractor status through the ARB Approved Contractor Directory, though no firms listed here state that status.
When should tree and hedge work be avoided because of nesting birds?
The main bird nesting season runs from March to September, but birds can nest outside those months, so tree and hedge work should be checked for active nests at any time of year. It is an offence to intentionally take, damage or destroy a wild bird's nest while it is being used or built. Before starting any tree or hedge work, you should check carefully for signs of nesting activity regardless of the time of year.
What happens if a protected tree in Selby is cut down without permission?
Cutting down, uprooting or wilfully destroying a protected tree is a criminal offence. The penalty is an unlimited fine. North Yorkshire Council is responsible for enforcement in the Selby area. You should always check whether a tree has a Tree Preservation Order or sits within a conservation area before instructing any work, as the offence applies whether or not the owner knew the tree was protected.