Woodland Thinning

Woodland thinning in Aberdeenshire & Moray

Woodland Thinning

Woodland thinning is an important part of woodland management. Thinning your woodland stand helps the retained trees grow thicker and faster, increasing their value as timber or wood fuel. Thinning your woodland can also increase its ecological value by allowing more light to the woodland floor.

Epic Tree Care carries out woodland thinning in Moray, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. Our team of experienced qualified contractors can thin your woodland to the required density. We have a variety of machinery that can be used to extract thinnings. Extracted thinnings can then be sold for processing into firewood or biomass. Sustainable, locally produced wood fuel is an important source of energy and employment in northeast Scotland.

Woodland Thinning in Aberdeenshire & Moray
Contact our qualified tree surgeons today for more information on pruning services or to arrange a free quote.

The Benefits of Our Woodland Thinning Service

There is a variety of reasons that local landowners choose to use our woodland thinning service in Northeast Scotland, rather than approaching another service provider that operates in this part of the country.

 

  • Reliability – We have completed dozens of woodland thinning projects in recent years, all of which have been a complete success. If you want to partner with a team that prides itself on offering a consistently high standard of service and that will always be there when you need it, Epic Tree Care is the right company for you.
  • Equipment – We have all the necessary equipment to carry out thinning activities in both urban and remote locations. We will be able to extract all thinnings after the work has been completed, leaving your woodland ready to thrive in the future.
  • Personnel – Every member of our team is a fully trained, highly skilled professional, with years of forestry experience. Having worked on many local projects in the past, we are aware of the unique challenges this area has to offer and we’re happy to be able to offer woodland thinning services that meet all the needs of local landowners.
  • Professional Attitude – We approach every job with a completely professional attitude, which helps to ensure that we’re able to perform to the best of our abilities at all times. If you would like to work with arboricultural experts who take real pride in the work they perform, you need to call Epic Tree Care.

 

These are all very good reasons to choose Epic Tree Care but why should you consider woodland thinning in the first place?

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The Advantages of Woodland Thinning

The main reason for thinning woodland areas is to improve the health of tree stock as a whole and to encourage robust future growth. These aims can be achieved through woodland thinning thanks to the following advantages it has to offer:

 

  • Less Competition for Daily Essentials – With fewer specimens in the same area, competition for nutrients, sun and water will be less intense, offering smaller and less vigorous trees the chance to establish themselves. The health of your woodland as a whole should improve as the best balance between trees and their surroundings is found.
  • Reduced Risk of Disease – More space in between individual specimens makes it harder for diseases to spread among the local tree population.
  • Fewer Pests – Less crowded conditions are also less hospitable to many of the pests that can plague woodland areas in this part of the country when given the chance.
  • Better Conditions for Wildlife to Flourish – By thinning out your trees to a point where more sunlight is able to reach the ground, you can encourage smaller vegetation to grow and, in turn, provide an environment for small mammals and other wildlife to flourish.

To discuss our service with one of our experts, please feel free to contact us at your convenience, either by phone or by email.

Testimonials

Please see our great reviews from 200+ satisfied customers on Yell, Bark and Google.

Trevor Bower
Trevor Bower
2024-06-24
I needed to thin an overcrowded small copse at the bottom of my garden. I am so glad I chose Epic Tree Care, as right from the beginning with the visit from Elaine to advise what the best solution would be, to the work being carried out by Jason and his team everything was excellent. The friendly men on site worked professionally and efficiently and with care to avoid any unnecessary damage to remaining trees and fences. They left the site clean and tidy, overall a pleasant experience. I would strongly recommend this company.
Gale Solomon
Gale Solomon
2024-06-13
Great service with good tidy up, helpful and friendly
Rosemary Carroll
Rosemary Carroll
2024-06-04
I recently bought a new home that had very tall, very unkempt hedges and a few rotten and self-seeded trees. Clive and Elaine's team were amazing from start to finish. Elaine came out to assess the job first and I told her my budget. She worked with it to get the maximum amount of work from it, and gave a timescale for the job to be completed by. The team appeared on time at the job and were polite, happy and very informative. They went over the job list to make sure I was happy. Then they got to work. Everything was done to an incredibly high standard. The equipment itself was very impressive. The professionalism of the team was really lovely to see. They even paused at regular intervals to tidy up around them! After they were finished, apart from a couple of pieces of twig that the wind caught, there was no evidence of them having been there! Three trees, one huge laurel type hedge cut back and a whopper of an evergreen hedge completely removed, roots and all, and all done in one day... An absolutely brilliant team. I won't need you again probably, but if I did I wouldn't hesitate to call, and I'll happily recommend you all day long. A trusted and reliable team and a truly epic service, thank you guys!
Debra Whelband
Debra Whelband
2024-05-23
This company is to be commended! They have all the necessary equipment to make the project as seamless as possible, not to mention the safety gear provided to the staff. Jason was calm, polite and very approachable. Nothing was a problem. They removed a mature Sycamore in poor condition to a habitat stump for the birds and a Crown raise and sympathetic thin of mature Elm tree, which now looks amazing. I enquired about keeping the chippings from this tree and Jason advised to keep it if I had a place to spread it as hard wood timber makes great mulch. Be aware you need to leave it for 12 months if you want to used it around flowers/plants etc. They worked seamlessly and left the place immaculate. Considering the amount of shrubbery this was no mean feat. The costing was very reasonable and to my mind money well spent. Your business model is great!
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
2024-05-08
Very efficient and professional service,excellent communication and friendly staff. Would highly recommend Epic Tree care.
Alistair Law
Alistair Law
2024-05-01
excellent advice delivered by a very nice and pleasant and knowledgeable young girl
Julia Wright
Julia Wright
2024-04-02
Epic Tree Care have pollarded our big sycamore. They have done an excellent job, very quick and so careful of the surroundings that nothing in the garden was damaged despite the tree being surrounded by borders, sheds and garages. Thank you, guys and thank you, Elaine for the excellent customer service, it has been a good experience from the beginning to the end.
Lee Halsall
Lee Halsall
2024-03-20
Efficient , professional and affordable . They have the right equipment to carry out any felling and trimming leaving hardly a trace that they’ve been .
A Webster
A Webster
2024-02-22
Big thanks to Epic Tree Care for their exceptional service in removing a tree and stump from my garden. Their professionalism, efficiency, and tidy work were top-notch. Highly recommend their skilled team for anyone in need of tree services!
Rhona Watson
Rhona Watson
2023-11-05
Carefully assessed the work to be done and promptly quoted. Agreed dates for the work to be done and came when they said. Carried out the work exactly as agreed. Team was organised and hard working. Tidied up well once the work was completed. I was particularly impressed with the stump removal and the care taken to make sure I was happy with the finished shape of the trimmed trees. Cost seemed high until I saw how many workers were in the team, what work was actually involved, how much wood had to be disposed of and the amount of equipment involved. I was completely satisfied with the work done and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

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Inspection
Professional Tree Inspection Lantra Professional Tree Inspection
Lifting Equipment City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment
Base
Woodchipper Lantra Woodchippers
Stumpgrinder Lantra Stumpgrinders
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Ground Based Chainsaw Operator
Chainsaw (200-380mm) City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Felling Small Trees up to 380mm
Chainsaw (over 380) City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm
Windblow City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees using a Chainsaw
Assisted Fell City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Assisted Fell Operations
Working at Height
Rescue City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Tree Pruning
Chainsaw City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Cutting of Trees with a Chainsaw Using Free-fall Techniques
Rigging City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Aerial Tree Rigging
Utilities Utility Arboriculture City & Guilds NPTC Level 3 Utility Arboriculture Basic Electrical Knowledge
Machinery
Chokerman – Skyline City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Chokerman
Base Skidder City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Base Machine with Skidder
Forwarder City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Base Machine with Forwarder
Mulcher City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Flail/Mulcher
Felling City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Forest Machine Operations – Felling
First Aid First Aid Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry
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