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Woodside Forestry Ltd

24-hour emergency call-out

Emergency tree work in Chalfont St Giles

Emergency tree work in Chalfont St Giles is available when a split limb or fallen tree cannot wait for normal hours. Keep outside its possible reach and call with the address and what is blocked.

Do not approach the split

A hanging limb, split union or partly uprooted tree can move after the wind eases. Keep people, pets and vehicles beyond its possible reach. Do not stand underneath, pull it with a rope or cut loaded timber. Only barrier a private lane or drive from a safe position.

Call 999 for immediate danger to life or a serious public-road hazard. For a tree touching electricity lines, stay well back and call 105. Fences and wet ground may also be dangerous. Woodside's call-out does not replace the emergency services or network operator.

Two arborists assess a storm-split limb from behind roadside barriers.
The attached split is assessed from outside its possible fall area beside the cottage boundary.

State what the branch blocks

Give the Chalfont St Giles address, what has failed and whether it blocks a doorway, private drive, lane or shared route. Name any cottage roof, vehicle, boundary or neighbour's property within reach. Wide pictures can help when taken from a safe position.

The crew needs a safe route through the gate or lane, workable weather and enough light. A night call does not guarantee immediate cutting, and we do not promise a fixed arrival time. The urgent visit may only remove the obstruction, with remaining work agreed later.

Two workers stand behind barriers at a gravel drive blocked by a fallen tree.
The private drive remains closed while the fallen crown fills the route between hedge and gate.

Record the urgent limit

Protected-tree rules have a limited exception for work urgently needed to remove an immediate risk of serious harm. Work must stay within that need, and evidence or notice may still be required. Other damage follows the usual permission process.

Clean-up is included for the agreed call-out. A blocked drive or unsafe crown may limit the urgent phase, so the record states how branches, chip and timber are handled. We carry out tree work, not surveys or consultancy reports.