Hedge Trimming & Hedge Cutting in Godstone

Hedge trimming in Godstone

Boundary hedges around the Green, Church Town and the lanes, cut neatly and cleared away.

Hedges matter in Godstone. Around the Green and in Church Town, both conservation areas, the hedge along the front is part of what gives the street its look. Hedge trimming in Godstone, done well, keeps them dense and tidy without anyone noticing it’s happened. Done badly, it shows for a year.

We plan the main cuts for September to February, outside the bird nesting season, and check every hedge for nests before we start. All the cuttings leave with us. The village sits where the A22 and A25 meet, so plenty of hedges run along busy roads and narrow pavements, and we keep the path clear as we go.

Hedge cutting season in Godstone, and why we wait

The hedge cutting season people search for is really about birds. Nesting runs roughly March to August, and damaging an active nest is an offence. With Bay Pond’s nature reserve and the woods on Tilburstow Common close by, birds aren’t short of reasons to be in your hedge. So the heavy work waits for autumn and winter. In summer we’ll give a formal hedge a light tidy if it’s been checked and it’s clear. If it isn’t clear, we leave it.

Hedge trimming in Godstone on sand and on clay

On the free-draining greensand around the village, hedges can thin out at the base in a dry year, and cutting a stressed hedge hard in the heat only makes it worse. On heavier ground to the south they often put on more growth. So hedge cutting in Godstone runs to the hedge and the ground, not a fixed rota. Privet usually wants two or three trims a year, beech and hornbeam just one. Laurel we cut by hand, so the big leaves don’t end up sliced and browning at the edges.

Hedge Trimming in Godstone: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

What does hedge trimming cost in Godstone?

Hedge trimming cost depends on length, height, the type of hedge and how far it’s got away from you. A tall conifer reduction takes far longer than a privet trim. We’ll look at it and give you a fixed quote.

Do I need permission to cut a hedge in the conservation area?

Not for normal trimming. Trees are different, and work to them in a conservation area needs notice to Tandridge first. We trim and shape hedges; we don’t do tree work.

Can you bring an overgrown leylandii down?

Partly. We can take height and width off as long as we stay in green growth, because leylandii won’t regrow from bare brown wood. If it’s far too big for that, we’ll say so rather than leave it bald.