Hedge Laying

Here is a list of some hedge laying competitions.

Here are links to a few documents relating to hedge laying. These were originally available on the Heart of England Hedge Laying Group's website. The group ceased to exist in 2023.

Here is a document explaining the basic idea of pleaching a stem.

This shows the technique of applying the binding to a Midland Style hedge courtesy of Rob Thompson.

Rob has also demonstrated Midland Binding in this short video.

In this video Graham Teece is laying a young hedge in the Staffordshire Style.

And here Graham Teece demonstrates how he breaks into a hedge at the start of a competition.

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