Farrelly Bros hedge-cutting arm clearing roadside growth, with the crew truck alongside.

Service

Site Clearance

Scrub, hedgerow and tree clearance to open up a site before the next contractor moves in — sized to the job, from a single plot to a multi-acre development.

Capabilities

What this covers.

Vegetation and scrub clearance to prepare sites for development or other works.

  • Scrub and vegetation clearance
  • Tree and hedgerow clearance
  • Stump removal and grinding
  • Ground preparation
Cleared land with machinery working in the background.

One contractor, from scrub to shovel-ready.

Clearance is rarely a standalone job — it is the first step in something bigger. Handling it alongside plant hire and groundworks means the site is ready for what comes next without a second contractor being brought in to bridge the gap.

  • Flail, mulching and excavator capability already in the business for whatever the ground needs.
  • Sites handed back level and ready for the next contractor, not just cut back.
  • Clearance planned around what the site is being prepared for, not treated as a generic cut.
  • Development, infrastructure and estate clearance handled at the same standard.
Cleared land with machinery working in the background.

Clearance that sets the site up properly.

Site clearance covers everything from a single overgrown plot to a multi-acre development site — scrub, hedgerow, trees and rough ground taken back to a state the next stage of work can start from. Because the same business runs plant hire and agricultural contracting, a clearance job that turns up wet ground or unexpected tree cover does not need to stop and wait on another contractor.

  • Small plots through to large-scale development and infrastructure sites.
  • Material chipped, removed or left on site, agreed before work starts.
  • Ground left level and accessible, not just cut back and abandoned.
Excavator working on a cleared site.

Where this applies

Development and construction sites

Scrub, hedgerow and tree clearance sequenced around a fixed project start date.

Infrastructure and utility sites

Ground taken back to a workable surface and handed over ready for the next contractor.

Renewable energy sites

Clearance planned around what the site is being prepared for, not treated as a generic cut.

Agricultural and estate land

Flail, mulching and stump removal capability for overgrown or neglected ground.

How it runs

From overgrown to ready.

What a site is being cleared for changes how the clearance is done — a footprint being built on needs a different finish to ground going back to grazing. That gets agreed before machinery arrives.

A mature tree standing in open parkland.

What is growing, what the ground will carry and what the site is being prepared for are all looked at together.

Cleared land ready for the next stage of work.

Priced against what the clearance actually needs, with material handling agreed up front.

Tractor working across open ground.

Equipment and sequence are set around access and ground conditions before the team arrives.

Cleared land ready for the next stage of work.

Cleared, levelled and ready for whatever comes next, to the standard agreed at quote stage.

Have a site that needs looking at?

Tell us what is there and how it is accessed, and we will come back with how it would be approached and what it would cost.

About you

Thanks — we have your enquiry and will be in touch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size of site can you clear?

From a single overgrown plot to multi-acre development and infrastructure sites. The approach and machinery scale with the job — get in touch with what you have and we will advise on how it would run.

What happens to the material that comes off site?

That is agreed at quote stage. Chipping, removal or leaving material on site are all options depending on the job and what suits you.

Do you handle stump removal as well as clearance?

Yes. Stump grinding and removal are part of the service where the ground needs to be left level rather than just cut back.

Can clearance be timed around a planning or construction start date?

Yes — clearance is often the first item on a fixed project timeline, and it is scoped and sequenced with that date in mind.

Land and vegetation services

Often delivered alongside.

Most sites need more than one of these. Each is planned and resourced by the same team.

Farrelly Bros crew working from an aerial lift, cutting back a mature pine.

Tree Care

Professional arboriculture and tree-care service.

Farrelly Bros wood chipper loading processed timber into a trailer on site.

Wood Chipping

Specialist wood and timber chipping.

Excavator operator at the controls.

Plant Hire

Provision of specialist plant and machinery.

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