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Traditional Hedgelaying Service & Training Provider
RP Hedgelaying & Training
Russell has been actively laying hedges for many years initially fuelled by the desire to lay a hedge on a Small Holding he owns and manages, but don’t let this fool you. Born and bred in inner city Birmingham where hedges weren’t in ample supply and certainly not being laid. After a long public service career spanning the Military, Prison Service and Fire Service Russell moved from laying hedges on a part time basis to commercial hedgelaying on a fulltime seasonal footing laying on average 2000 meters of hedge per season.
Additionally, Russell is an active member and advocate of the National Hedgelaying Society (NHLS) and has written and piloted the first Hedgelaying Apprenticeship Programme funded by the NHLS, mentoring and teaching two apprentice’s and guided them on to competition success and creating a blueprint of future apprenticeship schemes for the NHLS.
Additionally, Russell is an active member and advocate of the National Hedgelaying Society (NHLS) and has written and piloted the first Hedgelaying Apprenticeship Programme funded by the NHLS, mentoring and teaching two apprentice’s and guided them on to competition success and creating a blueprint of future apprenticeship schemes for the NHLS.
Russell also regularly competes in hedgelaying competitions Nationally and Regionally and is also the Charmain and lead organiser of the Cotswold Hedgelaying Competition that is run annually in October and attracts 40 cutters the biggest regional competition outside of the National Championships.
Russell has been fortunate to be involved in laying hedges at HRH King Charles estate at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, and appeared on the BBC’s Countryfile programme laying hedges for Adam Henson and has also been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme with Adrian Childs.
Russell has been fortunate to be involved in laying hedges at HRH King Charles estate at Highgrove, Gloucestershire, and appeared on the BBC’s Countryfile programme laying hedges for Adam Henson and has also been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme with Adrian Childs.
Hedgelaying Service
With his billhook in his hand, there's nowhere Russell prefers to be than in the thick of the thorn laying hedges. Accredited by the National Hedge Laying Society, Russell is proficient in his craft, ensuring that each hedge whether it’s a gnarly old unkept field hedge or a maiden row of hawthorn in a domestic garden receives the finest restoration to improve the condition and effectiveness of the hedge not only for livestock and wildlife but the bio diversity and carbon capture benefits.
TESTIMONIALS
We were incredibly impressed with Russell’s work ethic and skill. Watching him work was like watching a true traditional craftsman. The finished hedge looks outstanding and will benefit our land for years to come.
Russell combines traditional hedgelaying techniques with exceptional professionalism. From start to finish he was reliable, hardworking and clearly passionate about preserving rural skills. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him.
Get in Touch
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- +44 7850 270394
- rphedgelaying@gmail.com
Russell’s craftsmanship and attention to detail are second to none. The hedge he laid for us has completely transformed the landscape while still maintaining a traditional countryside character. His knowledge, professionalism and passion for hedgelaying are obvious from the moment he starts work