Hedge Laying: South of England Style
By woodlandstv
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Here at Bentley Woodfair we see members of the South of England Hedge Laying Society (Chris Burchell Collins, Gary Moore and Frank Wright) demonstrate their skill using hazel to lay a hedge in the particular `South of England` style - with its specific use of `binders` to lock the hedge down tightly. They talk us through the traditional tools and techniques they adopt to ensure a permanent, solid, stock-proof, living hedge that will last for hundreds of years. http://sehls.weebly.com/ http://www.bentley.org.uk/ An Adliberate film http://www.adliberate.co.uk for WoodlandsTV http://www.woodlands.co.uk/tv
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How long do these kinds of fences last before they need to be redone
Excellent.
Ideally… never. It'll regrow to form a very thick hedge row.
What was that hammer at 4:11 called? I couldn't make it out as it sounded like it could be 'beal' or 'beatle'.
Good video, this will help me laying a hedge to help keep wind off of a cover crop making it more suitable for game birds, liked the video keep p the good work 🙂
– what kind of plant's do they use?
Is there a name for what is described at 4:50
Beedle
Tam McDonnagh _ There are hedgerows hundreds of years old. It is a living structure. Visit Devon some time. They have miles of lanes bordered by hedgerows.
One of the most satisfying jobs I have ever done,, trained by an expert in Warwickshire, loved it and was the best student despite being a thru and thru city kid, my instructor would get us to put very small notches in the layed wood, all along it as they also would sprout new growth in particularly thin parts of the hedge, no doubt you do the same?? I'm sure I still have the skill tho haven't done it in a long time,,
starfiremale
December 28, 2016