anyone know anyone who does this for a reasonable price?

The chopping down bit is usually easy, albeit sometimes time consuming.

Getting rid of the bits and the stump are the difficult parts

Snod

it's a 40ft tree!

where is it?

any pics?

Ive got a mate who will cut up and remove any lower large branches or tree trunk.

he has a wood burner.

It's in bromborough, not got a pic I'm afraid. It's a birch tree, and I just want it cutting down to about 10 ft, want to keep the base to carve.

Be worthwhile checking with the council that it is not subject to a tree preservation order. If it is there will be a fine for cutting it down without permission.

Trees just cant be chopped down. Capt Americas right. Its the wrong time of the year anyway to chop them down. There living things.

There are ways to make sure they die
Not fast, but effective

So you like the slow death, Capitan

find one of the groups who are looking for people to plant a young tree, then cut your own tree down, that way all the tree huggers will have to stop moaning