Hedge Maintenance
Services
Dependant On Species
Time Of Year
Year
2020/2021
All hedges trimmed on an annual or bi-annual basis, dependant on species and regrowth of hedging
Hedge Maintenance
HEDGE
Hedges require formative pruning on planting, plus maintenance trimming to keep them within bounds. Pruning times vary depending on the type of hedge. Timing of pruning should take into account the potential for nesting birds, However in general, these are the optimum timings for pruning hedges.
Deciduous hedges
Formative pruning: In winter, just after planting, and for the first two years after planting
Maintenance pruning
Each summer
Evergreen hedges
Formative pruning: In the spring after planting and for the first two years after planting
When undertaking work on garden hedges check that there are no birds nesting, as it is an offence under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use or being built. The bird nesting season is usually considered to run from March to August.
With conifer hedges, trimming after August can encourage bare patches so cut earlier in the season but only after checking for nesting birds.
Maintenance pruning
Each summer
When undertaking work on garden hedges check that there are no birds nesting, as it is an offence under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use or being built. The bird nesting season is usually considered to run from March to August.
With conifer hedges, trimming after August can encourage bare patches so cut earlier in the season but only after checking for nesting birds.
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