Hedges go two ways. Either you keep on top of them with an annual trim, or you leave them and eventually need a proper reduction to bring them back to size. We do both. Nesting-bird check done honestly, arisings chipped on site, line left clean.
Hedge work splits into two jobs. The first is routine maintenance: a trim once or twice a year to keep a hedge at the size you want it. The second is reduction: bringing an overgrown laurel, leylandii, yew, hornbeam or privet hedge back down in height and width, often after years of no attention.
Maintenance trims are straightforward. Reductions take longer, produce a lot more waste, and need species judgement. Leylandii and conifers don't reshoot from old wood, so we take them back to where green growth still is. Laurel, hornbeam, yew and beech will reshoot from hard wood and can be cut harder.
We won't cut a hedge between March and August without checking for nesting birds, and we won't keep quiet if we find an active nest to save you a week on the timeline. That's the law and it's the right thing to do. If the job is urgent and a nest is present, we can sometimes work elsewhere on the hedge line and come back for the rest once the chicks have fledged.
Not sure whether yours is a now job or a September job? Our guide on when to cut a hedge walks through the law and the species timing, and the tree and hedge care calendar shows the nesting season and the trim windows together on one year-wheel.
Most domestic hedges aren't individually protected, but a hedge of mature trees in a conservation area, or a hedgerow on a rural boundary, may be covered by Section 211 or the Hedgerows Regulations. We check before we quote, and handle any notices with your local council on your behalf.
Priced per job after a site visit. Length, height, species, whether it's a trim or a full reduction, and access all move the number. A regular annual trim on a garden laurel is priced differently to bringing a 12-foot leylandii boundary back to 6 feet. We put a written quote in front of you within two working days.
See how we price every job, across tree surgery and fencing →
★★★★★“Josh has done a variety of jobs for us on several occasions. This has included helping us to manage a small woodland addressing storm damage, logging, chipping, and tree management generally. Plus a bit of hard landscaping and groundwork too! His work is always first class; tidy, efficient, on time and on budget. We are a return customer. Highly recommended!”
★★★★★“We recently had JM Tree services to carry out work on a large Oak tree and we could not be more pleased with how the work was done and how tidy they left the site when the work was done. We would highly recommend them”
Recent tree surgery jobs that involved hedge cutting and reduction.
We cover about twenty miles around Heathfield, which takes in Hastings, Battle, Bexhill, Rye and the villages between. Each town page has what the ground and the trees are actually like there.
Fill in the quote form or give us a call and we'll come and have a look. No charge for the visit, no hard sell.
