We are a team of passionate tree surgeons and dry stone wall specialists, caring for the trees and land in Sheffield, Chesterfield and the Peak District.

Silver Oak was created in 2009 by Daniel. After gaining experience working for himself and contracting for various tree. surgeon companies in Derbyshire, he decided that he wanted to start his own business where he could encourage a high standard of tree care and manage his own work. After a good start, the business continued to flourish.

Now over 15 years later and after much hard work, we have a fantastic and varied domestic customer base which takes us all over Sheffield, Chesterfield and the Peak District. We work with some of the most prestigious sports clubs, schools, golf clubs as well as Sheffield University and numerous private estates and woodland management projects.

Importantly we are Arboricultural Association Approved Contractors. This approval is the only contractor accreditation scheme in the UK scheme for Tree Surgeons, each contractor is thoroughly assessed yearly meaning customers can be assured of high quality tree work. As part of the scheme we also carry Trustmark which is a government endorsed quality.

To qualify to be Arb Association approved, each tree surgeon who works for Silver Oak must have a range of credentials. and qualifications which need to be revisited often to meet the regulations.

We also belong to the DSWA (Dry Stone Walling Association) and Derbyshire Trusted Trader approved.

 We are as proud as punch to have 70 plus 5* Google reviews and many more on Derbyshire Trusted Trader.

We have a terrific team of tree surgeons and dry stone wallers, most of which we have trained ourselves and are all fully qualified. We are wonderfully proud of our team who are all experienced and do a fantastic job.

The Team

Dan De Frece - Head Arborist

The first thing to know about Dan is that he loves trees, from oaks to willows, you name it he loves them.

After passing a two-year National Diploma in Horticulture at Broomfield Hall, Derby College, he saw Arborists studying there. As an avid rock climber and with an interest in trees, the role of an Arborist seemed to be the perfect job for him. With this inspiration he moved on to study an Award in Arboriculture. Which he took to like a sapling to soil.

Pretty soon after that he was keen to set up his own small company. Dan is very keen on good tree care and with this in mind he created Silver Oak Arboriculture. Ten years later with numerous NPTC tickets and a dry stone walling course with the DSWA collected along the way, Silver Oak is blooming great.

When Dan's not climbing a tree or in his Land Rover, you will probably find him biking, running or climbing somewhere in the Peaks with his German Pointer, Hector. Possibly he might be on his next adventure skiing or sailing in the great outdoors.