24-hour emergency call-out
Emergency tree work in Slough
Emergency tree work in Slough is available for unsafe and storm-damaged trees. Keep people away from the area, then call with the address and a clear account of what has failed.
First, keep clear of the damaged tree
A split limb, hanging branch or partly uprooted tree can move after the wind has eased. Keep people, pets and vehicles outside its possible fall area. Do not pull at branches, climb the tree or try to cut timber held under tension. Close access from a safe position if the damage blocks a garden route.
Call 999 where there is an immediate danger to life or a serious road hazard. If the tree has contacted overhead electricity lines, stay well away and call 105. Do not touch the tree, a fence or another object that may be in contact with the line. Woodside's 24-hour number is for the tree-work response, not a replacement for the emergency services or network operator.
What to tell us on the call
Give the Slough address, what has broken or moved, and what sits within reach of it. Say whether a doorway, drive or shared route is blocked. Photographs can help when taken from a safe place, especially a wide view of the whole tree and nearby property. Do not enter the danger area to get a better picture.
The next step depends on wind, visibility, access and the way the damaged wood is held. Night-time work is not always the safest immediate option. We do not advertise a fixed arrival time. The urgent task may be to remove one limb, lower a failed section or reopen agreed access rather than complete every non-urgent part of the job at once.
The agreed emergency work
A protected tree can have a narrow exception where work is urgently needed to remove an immediate risk of serious harm. The work should go no further than that need, and the landowner must follow the current local authority requirements. Keep safe photographs and records where possible. A damaged tree without an immediate serious risk follows the normal permission route.
Clean-up is included in the agreed job. Branches, chip and timber are handled as recorded for the call-out, because unsafe conditions can limit what is practical during the urgent phase. Woodside carries out tree work but does not provide tree surveys or consultancy reports. Any later planned work can be quoted separately once the immediate danger has been controlled.