Herring Storms don't wait for convenient timing, and a tree that's come down — or been left hanging, split or leaning after high winds — needs a fast, careful response. Herring Trees & Landscaping provides emergency tree work across Nottingham, and this guide covers what to do in the immediate aftermath and how our emergency callouts work.
What to Do Immediately
Safety comes first, always. Keep well clear of the tree, any hanging or broken branches, and anything it's fallen on or near — including power lines, which should be treated as live and dangerous until confirmed otherwise by the electricity network operator. Keep children and pets away from the area, and if a branch or tree is resting against a structure or power line, don't attempt to move it yourself.
Once everyone is safely clear, take photos if it's safe to do so — useful for insurance purposes — and give us a call to explain the situation. We'll ask a few quick questions to understand the scale of the problem and prioritise accordingly.
What Counts as an Emergency
Genuinely urgent situations include a tree that's fallen onto a building, car, road, or boundary; a large branch left hanging and at risk of falling (sometimes called a "hanger"); a tree that's split, cracked or leaning dangerously after a storm; and any tree blocking access to a property or a public road.
If you're not sure whether your situation counts as an emergency, call us anyway — we'd always rather assess and advise than have someone leave a genuinely dangerous situation unaddressed.
How Our Emergency Response Works
We assess the situation over the phone first to understand priority and safety concerns, then attend as quickly as possible to make the site safe — which might mean removing a hanging branch, sectioning a fallen tree, or securing the area until fuller work can be carried out. Making things safe is always the first priority; full clearance and any longer-term tree work can follow once the immediate danger has been dealt with.
We're fully insured, which matters enormously for emergency work carried out at speed in difficult conditions, and we can provide documentation for insurance claims where a tree has caused damage.
- Fast response to make the site safe
- Removal of hanging or dangerous branches
- Clearance of fallen trees from buildings, cars and roads
- Fully insured work, with documentation for insurance claims
- Follow-up work arranged once the immediate danger is resolved
After the Emergency: Longer-Term Work
Once the immediate danger is dealt with, we'll talk through what's needed next — whether that's removing the rest of a damaged tree, pruning back other storm-stressed branches nearby, or grinding a stump left behind. There's no obligation to book further work through the emergency callout itself.
Booking Emergency Tree Work in Nottingham With Herring
Every emergency tree work job we carry out in Nottingham is fully insured and starts with a free, no-obligation quotation, so you know exactly what to expect before any work begins. We're a local, experienced team — not a national call centre passing your job on to a subcontractor — so when you book with Herring Trees & Landscaping, we're the ones who turn up and do the work, from the first site visit through to the final clean-up.
For the full range of tree surgery services we provide across Nottingham, visit our Tree Surgery Nottingham page. And if you've also got hedges that need bringing under control, our Hedge Maintenance Nottingham page covers everything we offer there.
As well as Nottingham itself, we regularly carry out emergency tree work across Wollaton, Beeston, West Bridgford, Carlton and the wider Nottinghamshire area. If you're not sure whether we cover your particular street or village, just ask — in most cases the answer is yes.
Getting started is simple: call us or fill in the enquiry form below and tell us a little about the tree and what you're hoping to achieve. We can usually give you an idea of cost over the phone, and we're happy to arrange a site visit where a more detailed look is needed. Once you're happy with the quote, we'll agree a date that works for you, carry out the work to the standard set out above, and leave the site fully cleared before we go.
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