Tree Surgery in Amersham — Chilterns & Old Town Experts

Trusted Tree Surgeons in Amersham

Amersham is a town of two halves — the medieval Old Town in the Misbourne valley and the newer Amersham-on-the-Hill that grew up around the Metropolitan Railway. Both have a rich and varied tree stock, from the ancient beech woodland on the surrounding Chiltern slopes to the established garden trees in the Edwardian streets above. Gem Tree Management has been serving Amersham since 2003, and we understand the specific challenges of tree work in this protected landscape.

The town sits within the Chilterns National Landscape (formerly AONB), which brings additional responsibilities when managing trees. The native beech woodland that defines the Chilterns is one of the most important habitats of its kind in England, and many of the trees in Amersham's gardens are part of this broader landscape character.

Old Amersham Conservation Area

Old Amersham is one of the best-preserved small towns in England, with over 150 listed buildings and a conservation area that covers much of the historic centre. The High Street, Church Street, and the lanes running down to the River Misbourne are lined with mature trees that contribute significantly to the town's character.

Any tree work within the conservation area requires 6 weeks' written notice to Buckinghamshire Council — and for trees with individual TPOs, formal consent must be granted before work can begin. We handle this process routinely for our Amersham clients, including the tree preservation order applications and supporting reports the council expects to see. Our arborist visits, assesses each tree, checks its protection status, and prepares the necessary notifications or applications.

Chilterns Beech Woodland and Ash Dieback

The Chilterns contains the most extensive area of native beech woodland in England. Around Amersham, this woodland runs right up to garden boundaries — particularly along the slopes above Old Amersham and around Chesham Bois Wood, a nature reserve managed by the Woodland Trust that contains ancient beech, cherry, and oak, along with a nationally significant whitebeam specimen.

Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is an increasing concern across the Chilterns. Ash is a common species in Amersham's hedgerows and gardens, and we are seeing more trees that need assessment and, in many cases, tree felling followed by stump grinding. We advise Amersham homeowners to have their ash trees inspected regularly — the disease progresses rapidly and dead limbs can fall without warning. The same homeowners often have us back over to nearby Chesham or Chorleywood for similar work on connected hedgerows.

Amersham-on-the-Hill — Residential Tree Management

The streets above the Old Town — Stanley Hill, Woodside Road, Hervines Road, and the roads around Hervines Park — have a distinctly leafy suburban character. Many of the houses date from the early 1900s onwards and have gardens with trees that are now over a century old. Common issues we deal with include:

• Oversized beech and oak that benefit from a measured crown reduction to restore light on north-facing plots
• Root encroachment from large trees affecting paths, driveways, and occasionally foundations
• Conifer management — overgrown Leylandii and Lawson Cypress kept in check by routine hedge trimming
• Boundary trees where overhanging branches affect neighbouring properties, often resolved with targeted tree pruning

Many of our Amersham customers also have second properties in Rickmansworth, so we batch the visits where it makes sense.

Why Choose Gem Tree for Amersham?

We're based 10 miles away in Watford and have been working across the Amersham area for over two decades. Our team understands the Chilterns landscape, the council's approach to tree protection, and the practical realities of working on sloping sites with limited access. We carry public liability insurance, we're NPTC qualified, and every job begins with a free site visit and written quotation.