Hedgelaying Services in and around Monmoutshire & Gloucestershire
Local Hedgelayer, offering hedge laying services in South Wales, Monmouthshire, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire and Bristol.
We provide Hedgerow and forestry services across Monmouthshire, Gwent, Gloucestershire, Bristol and South Wales. Our contracting work is often carried out on farms, estates, smallholdings and conservation land, with a focus on practical, low-impact woodland management.
We offer a variety of countryside services including Hedglaying and hedgerow planting contracting, coppicing and gapping up. Our woodland work includes coppice restoration, selective thinning, ride clearance, dead hedging and general woodland maintenance.
HEDGELAYING
Celi is a Bronze accredited hedgelayer with the National Hedglaying Society. Celi works mainly in the following hedgelaying styles not limited to :
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Midland bullock hedgelaying style - a strong, neat and high hedge very stockproof. This style is used all over including around Gloucestershire.
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Monmouthshire/Welsh Borders hedgelaying styles - short and sheep proof, great for conservation as it also contains dead wood.
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Conservation hedge laying style - Lots of deadwood and less focus on strength or height, excellent for biodiversity.
We offer traditional hedgelaying services carried out using a range of regional hedgelayer styles, including Midland, Welsh Borders and conservation hedgelaying. Hedgelaying is an important countryside management technique that helps restore overgrown hedges, improve structure and create strong, living boundaries that support wildlife.
Hedgelaying is ideal for landowners, farms, estates and conservation projects who want to improve existing hedgerows rather than replace them. It helps thicken hedges, improve stock proofing and increase biodiversity by creating habitat and shelter for birds, insects and small mammals.
We can assess existing hedges and advise on the most suitable style of hedgelaying for the site, depending on whether the priority is strength, wildlife value or long-term regeneration
Prices start from £15 per meter, and you can contact us for a quote. Celi the hedgelayer will come out and asses what stage your hedge is in and whether hedgelaying is the right thing for it as well as the condition of the hedge and discuss which style would be suitable based on your requirements.
There are currently substantial government grants available for hedgelaying England and Hedgelaying Wales.
The hedgelaying styles Celi works in are particularly appropriate for hedglaying in Gloucestershire and Monmoutshire and the Welsh Borders. They have also taught beginner hedgelaying workshops and have plenty of experience working with and teaching volunteers.
Celi is also a member of the National Hedgelaying Society.
Other countryside services we offer include hedgerow creation and restoration, and coppicing and woodland management.
Hedgelaying FAQ's
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How much does hedgelaying cost per metre?
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We charge from £15 upwards per meter of hedgelaying before material costs. Generally most hedges fall between £15 and £25 per meter plus materials, some more difficult jobs may be more.
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When is the hedgelaying season/legal cutting window?
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Hedges can only be laid between September and March to avoid nesting birds, however we can provide a hedgelaying quote any time of the year.
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How long does a laid hedge take to establish?
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You will see significant regrowth within a year of the first lay.
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Are you insured and accredited for hedge laying?
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I am certified by the National Hedgelaying Society, and have all the required chainsaw tickets as well as being fully insured.
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What factors affect the price of hedgelaying?
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Many things affect the price of a hedge including but not limited to access, hedge height, hedge condition, hedge age, gaps, size of stems
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Will there be brash or branches left at the end?
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Yes, when a hedge is laid it is normal to remove around 60% of it. Usually this is left in piles next to the hedge and the responsibility of dealing with it is for the owner of the hedge. It would be possible to discuss dealing with the brash in your hedge laying quote though.
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Do laid hedges need any aftercare (e.g. re-staking, trimming)?
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Is hedgelaying suitable for stock-proofing a field boundary?
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Are there grants available for hedgelaying in England or Wales?
We also run Green woodworking courses over the summer months at Golden Hill Wood.