Introduction to Practical Hedge laying 

Would you like to learn how to lay a hedge on your own land? Are you looking to expand your countryside management skills or gain practical experience in a rural traditional craft?

This practical hedgelaying course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn a valuable rural craft. Whether you're a landowner, smallholder, gardener, conservation volunteer, or simply someone with an interest in the countryside, you'll gain hands-on experience and confidence in the principles and techniques of hedgelaying. 

What will you learn?  

Why you lay a hedge  

What tools you use and how you use them to upkeep a hedge  

How to build and make a stock proof hedge 

How to stack and bind to keep the hedge in place  

PPE will be required, you will receive information on this separately.