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[BenBhoy]

What's the latest you can get away with hedge laying? Got a section in back garden I want to do, but know I'm going to be crazy busy lambing in next 10 days or so until start of may

 

[Will the chippy]

Before the sap rises and it starts budding. My mates still laying. I think end of the month is to stop hedge cutting because of nesting birds. 31st of march so Google says

 

[User100]

Hedgerow management rules: cutting and trimming

Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.

www.gov.uk

In the garden, no rules apply. On agricultural land up until 30 April.

 

[jall55]

What's the latest you can get away with hedge laying? Got a section in back garden I want to do, but know I'm going to be crazy busy lambing in next 10 days or so until start of may

Can get an awful lot of hedge laid in 10 days mate - before lambing ?
May too late - birds will have potentially started nesting in it

 

[BenBhoy]

Can get an awful lot of hedge laid in 10 days mate - before lambing ?
May too late - birds will have potentially started nesting in it

Oh yeah wasn't meaning that mate, was more worried about sap effects on success rates.

 

[Bramble]

We are having one done and he has to be finished by the end of March.

 

[Craigsaun]

In my experience, I wouldn’t leave it after end of March to get the best out of it

 

[BenBhoy]

Cheers fellas. I best get cracking!!

 

[Apthorpe]

It may be a bit late for this too but perhaps worth a try, you may have a local org /charity wbich trains people or has volunteers learning to hedgelay who might like to practise on your hedges. I've had them a couple of times - they're pretty slow (and of course are there to enjoy themselves learning ) but did a pretty good job.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

It may be a bit late for this too but perhaps worth a try, you may have a local org /charity wbich trains people or has volunteers learning to hedgelay who might like to practise on your hedges. I've had them a couple of times - they're pretty slow (and of course are there to enjoy themselves learning ) but did a pretty good job.

We've had over 300 yards of hedge laid this season,took one day! What the boss did was have a hedge laying competition held on the estate,a long overgrown hedge running up the outside of a wood.
The boss told me that it cost a cash prize plus lunch for the competitors, much the same as a shoot day for the beaters.
The competitors all had a length of hedge allocated to them,all the stakes and binders were supplied. I don't know the ins and outs of the day but the boss was very happy with the results.
If you contacted your local hedge laying club/society, maybe the nearest college of countryside skills or it's equivalent, maybe they could help you out.

 

[bullet chucker]

Learned to hedge lay that way many years ago.

BC.

 

[Tim.243]

What's the latest you can get away with hedge laying? Got a section in back garden I want to do, but know I'm going to be crazy busy lambing in next 10 days or so until start of may

What date did you do the work last year ?

 

[BenBhoy]

What date did you do the work last year ?

It's not been done before. Our garden hedge running along footpath. Was swamped with ivy. I've cleared it & post rail fenced our side. Just wanting to thicken it up as a visual barrier so walkers can't look straight into me sun bathing naked in garden.

I've not done hedge laying since my countryside management national diploma days!!

 

[Will the chippy]

My mate did mine 2 years ago. It was swamped with ivy. There wasn't much left by the time he'd finished. It's getting there now tho. Put plenty of quicks in to fill it in. You'll want to get them in asap as you won't be able to buy them soon. Select plants just outside Harby will do them.

 

[VSS]

It's not been done before. Our garden hedge running along footpath. Was swamped with ivy. I've cleared it & post rail fenced our side. Just wanting to thicken it up as a visual barrier so walkers can't look straight into me sun bathing naked in garden.

I've not done hedge laying since my countryside management national diploma days!!

In the meantime, a strategically placed washing line with a couple of bed sheets hung out to dry will do the trick

 

[Greenmist]

I was taught when theres an R in the month for hedge work, however with seasons not what they used to be, you should probably shave a month or even two off that, I aim to get any hedge or planting done by end of February and see March as a contingency. In my area, budding seems to be normal this year, other years its been early

 

[Greenmist]

In the meantime, a strategically placed washing line with a couple of bed sheets hung out to dry will do the trick

I find outdoor naked pilates has the same effect, at least after the first viewing

 

[kevtherev]

Latest I’ve laid hedges is April but new rules now with birds nesting.
Old rule was whenever there is an R in the month.

 

[BenBhoy]

In the meantime, a strategically placed washing line with a couple of bed sheets hung out to dry will do the trick

I was expecting someone to comment on how thick do I need to make hedge for that purpose!! Mere sapling!!

 

[Ratel]

We've had over 300 yards of hedge laid this season,took one day! What the boss did was have a hedge laying competition held on the estate,a long overgrown hedge running up the outside of a wood.
The boss told me that it cost a cash prize plus lunch for the competitors, much the same as a shoot day for the beaters.
The competitors all had a length of hedge allocated to them,all the stakes and binders were supplied. I don't know the ins and outs of the day but the boss was very happy with the results.
If you contacted your local hedge laying club/society, maybe the nearest college of countryside skills or it's equivalent, maybe they could help you out.

I thought you might have had a go at it Jess between catching up and eggs coming.