Tree Surgeon in Pontypool
Our home town, just up the A4042 — we cover Griffithstown, New Inn, Sebastopol and the whole of Torfaen daily.
Tree surgeon in PontypoolNPTC-qualified, fully insured tree surgeons covering every corner of Cwmbran — Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Pontnewydd, Greenmeadow, Fairwater and beyond. Tree surgery, felling, stump removal, hedge cutting and 24-hour emergency tree work, all to British Standard BS3998 with a tidy finish every time.
Need a tree surgeon in Cwmbran? Hywel Jones Tree Services is a family-run team of NPTC-qualified arborists based just up the A4042 in Pontypool — which makes Cwmbran our nearest neighbour and one of the areas we work in most. From Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon to Greenmeadow, Henllys and Old Cwmbran, we handle tree surgery, felling, stump grinding and hedge cutting, fully insured and to British Standard BS3998, with a clear written quote before anything starts.
Cwmbrân was planted generously in its new-town decades, and those street, verge and garden trees are now fully mature — some magnificent, some quietly reaching the end of their safe life. The council has already had to act on its own stock: mature highway trees along the A4051 Cwmbran Drive were felled in 2020, and the Boating Lake closed temporarily in early 2021 for emergency tree felling. When the trees on your side of the fence reach that stage, we are the qualified local team that assesses them honestly and deals with them safely.
The full range — we are tree specialists, not a landscaping firm that fits tree work in around patios and fencing. Our most-requested services across the town:
Crown reduction, thinning, dead-wooding and safe sectional felling — including large, dead or dangerous trees on tight estate plots. Tree surgery in Cwmbran.
Stumps ground below ground level so lawns, drives and borders can be reinstated. Stump removal in Cwmbran.
Conifer and leylandii hedges reduced and reshaped, garden hedges kept neat — clippings taken away. Hedge cutting in Cwmbran.
Overgrown plots cleared and green waste chipped on site with our own machine. Site clearance in Cwmbran and on-site wood chipping.
Because trees are all we do, and we can evidence it: NPTC-qualified arborists, £5m public liability and £10m employer's liability insurance, and every job completed to British Standard BS3998 — with the owner on site. We know the town's trees street by street, from the conifers crowding Fairwater and Coed Eva gardens to the parkland around Llanyrafon Manor and the wooded grounds of Llantarnam Abbey — an abbey founded around 1179 by Hywel, Lord of Caerleon, so the town has been looked after by a Hywel before. Because we own all our own kit — climbing gear, chipper, stump grinder and cherry picker (MEWP) — there are no hire surcharges, and nothing is left behind but a tidy garden.
If a tree has come down, split or is threatening your home, we run a 24-hour emergency response across the town. Call 07525 855 019 any time — being based in Pontypool, we can be with you fast. See our 24-hour emergency tree removal page.
Sometimes — and we check before we quote. Cwmbran has two designated conservation areas within the town, Llantarnam and Upper Cwmbran, plus the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal corridor, and working on most trees inside them requires six weeks' written notice to Torfaen County Borough Council under the Welsh Government's tree preservation procedures. Other trees may carry a Tree Preservation Order. Torfaen has no online TPO checker, so the status has to be confirmed with the council directly — which we do for you as part of every free quote, and we can prepare and submit any notice or application needed.
Timing, mostly. A new town planted in the 1950s and 60s means thousands of trees of the same generation are maturing together — and a sixty- or seventy-year-old tree behaves differently to the sapling the planners put in. Crowns get heavy, roots lift paths and drives, and species planted close to houses for quick effect now stand over them. The fix is rarely drastic: a measured crown reduction, a crown lift to bring light back, or selective thinning keeps a healthy mature tree safe and handsome for decades more. Where a tree really is at the end of its life, we dismantle it in sections, grind the stump, and can even leave you the logs — or take them away to become seasoned firewood.
All of them. We regularly carry out tree work in Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Pontnewydd, Fairwater, Greenmeadow, Old Cwmbran, Henllys, Thornhill and Llanyrafon, along with Coed Eva, St Dials, Two Locks and Oakfield — from gardens near the Boating Lake to the slopes above Upper Cwmbran. Greenmeadow Community Farm and Llanyrafon Manor sit in the middle of our daily patch, and if your street is somewhere we have not named, ask — it almost certainly is covered.
It comes down to the tree: size, species, condition, access and whether the waste is taken away all shape the price, which is why we quote each job individually after a free visit rather than guessing over the phone. Cwmbran being minutes from our base helps — no travel premium — and owning all our own equipment keeps every quote competitive. The price you sign off in writing is the price you pay.
Cwmbran is right on our doorstep — straight down the A4042 from our Pontypool base. The map shows our core coverage; call us to confirm we reach your street.
The same NPTC-qualified team, the same equipment and the same BS3998 standard, up and down the Eastern Valley.
Our home town, just up the A4042 — we cover Griffithstown, New Inn, Sebastopol and the whole of Torfaen daily.
Tree surgeon in PontypoolSouth down the A4051, we cover the whole city — Caerleon, Malpas, Rogerstone, Bassaleg and every NP postcode.
Tree surgeon in NewportWhat homeowners and businesses ask us most about tree work.
All of them. We carry out tree surgery, stump removal and hedge cutting across Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Pontnewydd, Fairwater, Greenmeadow, Old Cwmbran, Henllys, Thornhill, Llanyrafon, Coed Eva, St Dials, Two Locks and Oakfield. Cwmbran is just down the A4042 from our Pontypool base, so we are usually only minutes away.
Day rates vary with the size of the team and equipment a job needs, which is why we price each job individually rather than by a generic daily figure. A small reduction needs a very different setup to felling a large dead tree. You get a free site visit and a clear written quote first, so the price is fixed before any work starts.
Often, yes. Deciduous trees are bare and dormant between late autumn and early spring, which makes felling and major pruning quicker — and that can mean a keener price. We work all year round though, and some jobs, like fruit tree pruning, have their own ideal windows. We will advise on the best timing for your tree.
Torfaen County Borough Council looks after trees on its own land — parks, highway verges and council housing land. A tree in your own garden is your responsibility, so for that you need a private contractor like us. If you are not sure whose tree it is, we are happy to advise when we visit.
Quite possibly. Llantarnam and Upper Cwmbran are both designated conservation areas, and the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal corridor is also designated — so works to most trees there need six weeks' written notice to Torfaen council before starting. Other trees across the town can be covered by Tree Preservation Orders. We check the status of your tree as part of every quote and can handle the notice for you.
Torfaen does not publish an online TPO map, so the reliable route is to ask the council's planning team directly — or simply let us do it. Confirming TPO and conservation-area status is a standard part of our free quote, so you never risk unauthorised work on a protected tree.
Yes — 24 hours a day, every day. Storm-damaged, fallen and dangerous trees across the town are treated as priority call-outs. Phone 07525 855 019 at any time and we will make the tree safe quickly, usually the same day.
Yes — overgrown leylandii and conifer hedges are one of the jobs we do most around here. We reduce them to a height you can realistically maintain, reshape the faces and take every clipping away. We plan the work around the bird-nesting season, roughly March to August, as the law requires.
Much of Cwmbran's planting dates from the new-town decades, and those trees are now fully mature — some are reaching the end of their safe life. A dead or declining tree does not always need to come down at once: we assess its condition honestly, and recommend monitoring, a reduction, or safe sectional dismantling only where the tree genuinely poses a risk.
Fully. Our arborists hold NPTC certificates, we carry £5 million public liability and £10 million employer's liability insurance, and every job — domestic or commercial — is completed to British Standard BS3998 for tree work.
Yes. We own our own stump grinder, so once a tree is felled we can grind the stump below ground level in the same visit — ready for turf, planting or paving. We also remove old stumps left behind by other contractors.
Yes. We look after trees and hedges for businesses, landlords, schools and grounds teams across Cwmbran and the wider Torfaen area, with method statements and risk assessments provided wherever they are needed.
From taming a leylandii hedge in Fairwater to dismantling a dead oak above a Croesyceiliog garden, one call gets you a free written quote and a qualified team that is only minutes away.
Call 07525 855 019Tell us a little about your trees and our friendly team will get back to you with honest advice and a clear price — dangerous trees are prioritised the same day wherever possible. Free, no-obligation quotes anywhere in the town.