Hedgelaying pics

[silvafox]

the binders may be nicer but a good whisker south of england looks the business. can not understand with midland why it has to have a short back and sides one side. still a good style but the rolls of styles is south.

 

 

 

 

True Midlands style developed in combination with a hedge side ditch.

 

The ditch gives some protection to the new shoots and the brush retained on the far or field side helps to keep the cattle off.

 

Midlands is basically a cattle barrier which is why it should be 4 to 4'6" high.

 

Laying off centre (only about 9") 'single brush' style makes laying easier next time round as the new stems come straight up and not such a rats nest.

 

Lower hedges and double brush hedges laid into the centre are typical of arable or sheep farms.

 

I've laid a few Midlands style hedges over the years and only a few jobs actually had a ditch to work with. Probably because these days more work can be found laying garden, country park, urban and other amenity hedges than on cattle farms.

 

Looks proper good when the ditch is cleaned at the same time as the hedge is laid though.

[Graham]

As well as Midland style there are other midlands styles and they're all faced hedges.

 

All are based on arable and stock rotations. Cheshire is the the longest rotation so the hedge is hardly laid off and no more than 6" wide at the top tapering to 9" at the base and quite a thin build.

 

Staffordshire is hardly laid off and the top is bound using materials out of the hedge (living and dead)

 

Derby is laid off but not bound.

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

19th Nov 2016.Myself and a couple of others from this site were luck enough to get an invite to the Patron Hedgelaying Competition. A good day was had by all. HRH walked round & chatted with everbody and was then around while the results are given out. There was a Youngsters/Novice class this yr and he was very keen to encourage them to pursue the craft.. Well done to them all

[TGB]

When you said HRH, I thought you meant Mr. Bullman.

[csservices]

Couple more one done and one just started first was a second lay that had been flailed and left for couple of years and was choked with ivy, second one has been left for a long time odd traces of original hedge in there but mostly laying the blackthorn to make good

[Gary24]

Another one finished

[harvey b davison]

Thats a neat and tidy job gary.

[Gary24]

Thanks Harvey i got nearly 1500 mtrs to do on one estate so will keep me busy for a while

[NFG]

yes, some good work there, nice & neat well done

 

 

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[lewiswood]

19th Nov 2016.Myself and a couple of others from this site were luck enough to get an invite to the Patron Hedgelaying Competition. A good day was had by all. HRH walked round & chatted with everbody and was then around while the results are given out. There was a Youngsters/Novice class this yr and he was very keen to encourage them to pursue the craft.. Well done to them all

 

 

Are you the sane Dorset hedglayer that has recently done the little bit in Gillingham? Just up from colesbrook ford. Looks good.

 

 

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