Sittingbourne · Milton Regis · Fruit Belt · ME9–ME10
Hedge cutting, reduction and tree services across Sittingbourne, Milton Regis, Kemsley and the Fruit Belt villages. Every quote itemised into labour, waste disposal and access - not one vague number. Fully insured. We plan around the bird-nesting window (1 March – 31 August). Six-week conservation-area notice filed for you where needed.
What we do
Specified for the heavy Swale-marsh clay around Kemsley and the free-draining brickearth loam of the Fruit Belt villages south of town. Hedge cutting and reduction for the boundary; pruning, reduction and stump grinding for the trees behind it.
Annual or twice-yearly cuts on privet, leylandii, beech, hornbeam, holly and laurel. Clean lines, arisings cleared, cost broken down before we start.
See the cost breakdownBringing overgrown hedges back into proportion, including the leylandii rows that dominate the 1970s estates around Murston and Grovehurst.
See the cost breakdownFor hedges that have been left for years. Staged reduction that brings the plant back without killing it, priced by stage.
See the cost breakdownCrown thinning, crown raising, crown reduction and deadwooding on the mature trees behind the hedge. TPO paperwork handled where needed.
See the cost breakdownOur house rule
Every fleet of hedge contractors will give you a single number. We break ours into the three things that actually drive the price, so you can see what you're paying for. Indicative ranges below; every real quote is confirmed against photos and postcode before we book a date.
| Job | Labour | Waste disposal | Access | Typical total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine hedge trim | £70–£260 | £20–£90 | £0–£30 | £110–£380 |
| Overgrown hedge reduction | £180–£560 | £60–£220 | £0–£70 | £280–£850 |
| Tree pruning (single tree) | £120–£420 | £30–£140 | £0–£90 | £180–£650 |
| Indicative only, based on jobs typically quoted around Sittingbourne and Milton Regis. Not a fixed quote for your hedge - every job is priced after seeing photos and a postcode. See our full hedge cutting cost breakdown. | ||||
Our promise
We don't ask for payment until you've walked the hedge with us and you're happy. If we haven't done what we said we'd do, we put it right or you owe us nothing.
Anyone on a state pension, automatically. No card, no proof of anything - just mention it when you book. Honour system; we trust people.
Used us before? Your next job over £500 gets 10% off, no time limit, no asking. It's logged when we send the quote.
Why local matters
The town and Milton Creek sit on heavy, wet Swale-marsh clay that stays waterlogged through winter around Kemsley and the industrial estates. Head a mile or two south, towards Rodmersham, Tunstall and Bapchild, and the soil switches to the free-draining brickearth loam that made this stretch of Kent the historic "Fruit Belt" - different growth rates, different watering needs, different species that actually thrive.
We price to that variation, not against it. Fast-growing leylandii on the marsh-edge estates. Hornbeam and yew where the loam runs deep. A tape measure on any stem near the 75mm conservation-area threshold before we touch it.
In a conservation area?
Both the Sittingbourne town centre conservation area and the Milton Regis conservation area, administered by Swale Borough Council, catch any tree with a stem over 75mm at chest height - six weeks' written notice required before pruning. We file the section-211 notice on your behalf and it never appears as a line item on your bill.
Send a couple of photos and a postcode. We'll come back same-day with labour, waste and access costed separately, plus the next available date.