Laying and rabbits

[corylus]

I have been asked to lay a 10 yr old predominantly Hawthorne hedge. It's currently protected by 0.6m guards with stock netting down either side. But there are rabbits. Total removal of buns never happens in Swaledale so I suggested rabbit netting over the existing stock netting, removing plastic guards then laying.

 

It makes it an expensive job, anyone any other suggestions?

[Graham]

Don't think I'd bother. Maybe see how bad the browsing is on regrowth and decide from there.

[hedgesparrow]

if you are laying hedge it should be able to look after it self a number of shoots will be protected by the other stems. and what bunnie wants to stick its head in a hawthorne hedge soon get stabbed.

[corylus]

Had about 100m of mixed but more mature done year before last and much of it was ring barked by buns, including Hawthorne and holly. I'm not sure how much will survive long term. This was one of our own hedges, certainly don't want the same to happen on someone else's!

[mickdundee]

Well this is an old topic but I'll say my bit anyway haha. The landowner needs to let a good ferret and or lurcher man on. A newly laid hedge will be a big advantage to a dog. That would help limit the damage they do to the hedge if the numbers were well reduced

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Well this is an old topic but I'll say my bit anyway haha. The landowner needs to let a good ferret and or lurcher man on. A newly laid hedge will be a big advantage to a dog. That would help limit the damage they do to the hedge if the numbers were well reduced

 

[corylus]

Well this is an old topic but I'll say my bit anyway haha. The landowner needs to let a good ferret and or lurcher man on. A newly laid hedge will be a big advantage to a dog. That would help limit the damage they do to the hedge if the numbers were well reduced

 

 

Sadly ferrets and lurchers don't work particularly well in dry stone walls, which is where a LOT of the bunnies hole up!

[IanW]

time to get the .22 or .17HMR out

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

time to get the .22 or .17HMR out

 

 

And the stew pot!

[Python]

Sadly ferrets and lurchers don't work particularly well in dry stone walls, which is where a LOT of the bunnies hole up!

 

 

Well then the ferrets are obviously too well fed! Ferrets and hawks works relatively well in twisty areas with lots of obstacles