Got an old tree that’s come down? Still standing but no longer safe?
You don’t always need to remove the whole thing.
At Western Tree Surgeon, we offer wildlife habitat installation for Perth homes, schools, businesses and councils. Whether it’s installing nesting boxes in living trees or carving hollows into old stumps, we help keep birds, bats, possums and other native species close to home.
We’re proud to provide arborist habitat installation that’s safe, sustainable and tailored to each tree.
Modern tree work isn’t just about removal. It’s about preservation and coexistence.
Our team includes qualified arborists with experience creating hollows, installing nest boxes and assessing tree structure for long-term habitat use. We work carefully to keep trees stable, while ensuring that the installed habitat suits the wildlife species likely to use it.
We can even carve custom bird boxes into standing trunks or stumps, giving you a safe, beautiful way to preserve part of the tree for nature.
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. That’s why we offer several practical options, with each one tailored to your site, your tree, and your goals for conservation.
We assess each tree for species, structure, decay patterns, and surrounding canopy cover. Not all trees are suitable for habitat creation, but when they are, we’ll explain what’s possible and how best to do it.
We install professionally designed wildlife habitat boxes at the right height and orientation, using arborist rope techniques or EWP (elevated work platforms) depending on the tree.
Where a tree has been partially removed or poses a risk if left intact, we can carve out a habitat box in the remaining stump or standing stem. We shape the hollow to mimic natural decay patterns and install a discreet removable lid for future maintenance.
We install and recommend habitat boxes suited to specific native species, from parrots and possums to bats and owls, using durable materials designed for WA conditions. Every box is matched to your tree, site, and the wildlife likely to use it.
Habitat boxes require occasional cleaning and checks. We offer periodic inspections and maintenance for installed boxes to ensure they stay safe and functional over time.
We’ve worked on thousands of Perth trees - and we know when a tree can become a home, not just a hazard.
We offer both options, depending on what’s right for your site. All work is carried out by trained arborists - never general contractors.
We use non-toxic materials and methods that avoid damage to living trees. And we’ll never recommend installation unless it makes sense for both the tree and the wildlife.
From high-access rigging to chainsaw carving, we do everything safely and legally—and clean up after ourselves.
Need help with approvals or offsets? We can provide advice and documentation to support native habitat preservation as part of a removal or pruning project.
If you’re planning tree work and want to support Perth’s wildlife, talk to us about safe, sustainable habitat creation. We’ll help you leave something behind that matters.
Give us a call for a free quote on wildlife habitat installation – and let Western Tree Surgeon help your tree become a home.
For any questions about our tree removal services, or any of other services, including Stump Grinding and Tree Lopping, please feel free to get in touch with our arborists. We offer our arbor services to many suburbs including Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Scarborough and Wanneroo.
I would like to thank you and your staff for the excellent service you provided Jenny and me today at our home in Wembley Downs. We were delighted with the friendliness shown by you and the boys and the technical skills they displayed in cutting, mulching and removal of trees at our home.
We at Tsokos Property have been using Western Tree Surgeon for approximately 18 months or more. In this time we have been tremendously impressed. Kieron and his boys are always prompt with attending to work orders. We have found them to be efficient with their workmanship and always clean up after themselves.
Western Tree Surgeon have provided exceptional service with respect to delivery of quotes in timely fashion, options for additional work whilst on site, undertaking work in a manner which assists coordinating with our clients/tenants and leaving the job clean and orderly.
AAA + 5 Star Rating” by a very Happy Customer. I have been using the services of the above for some years now. Mr Kieron Fiford the owner operates is very professional helpful and has a friendly all round great attitude. The whole team are very professional efficient, trustworthy and have great attitudes.
The Shire of Peppermint Grove has been using Western Tree Surgeon’s service for approximately the last 9 months. We are extremely happy with their professionalism, the service provided, punctuality and of cause the price that they offer.
“Western Tree Surgeon” provide an excellent service and consistently deliver top quality work for a fair price, and have always been very pleased with their services. it is not only punctuality (quoting and when working) and reliability, but good advice for managing trees in the longer term. The team is respectful of properties on which they are working and extremely pleasant.