Finding a hedgelayer

If you live in Bucks, Beds or Herts then please Contact Me. Work further afield may also be possible - don't be shy to ask!

I offer:

Over 30 years professional hedgelaying experience on farms, for landowners and in gardens.
I lay Midland and South of England styles and, increasingly since 2016, Conservation style hedgelaying
I am Lantra accredited for hedgelaying to Silver standard in conjunction with the National Hedgelaying Society (NHLS). Prior to that I was NHLS accredited since 2009, accreditation number BLI001-060
Surveys and quotations without obligation
Public Liability Insurance
To tell you if your hedge isn't suitable for laying and what management is appropriate
To tell you if your hedge is best left a few years before being laid

In my Portfolio you can search and view the hundreds of hedges I have laid since 2000.

I suggest you:

Visit the National Hedgelaying Society Find a hedgelayer page to search for hedgelayers in your area
Go along and find a local competitor if there are hedgelaying competitions in your area
Look for advertising signs that hedgelayers put up on laid hedges or find out who has laid other hedges locally

They will need to visit your hedge to make sure it is suitable and assess the effort required before they can quote
Ask to see photos of hedges they have laid (preferably before and after) or go and look at hedges that they have laid
Ask what hedgelaying style they propose and why. If they give you a blank look, beware! Local styles should be encouraged as much as possible but Conservation style hedgelaying is now becoming very popular in England where it is included under the Environment Land Management (ELM) grant scheme available to farmers.
If stakes and binders are required, ask where they are coming from - ideally they should be helping to sustain local coppice woodland habitats
Establish whether clearing up is included - there is always more of these than you think but be aware that this will significantly add to the cost
If it is a large overgrown hedge then there should be plenty of useable firewood. You may want some or all of this yourself or the hedgelayer may be happy to take some of it away