Bringing an overgrown hedge back to a sensible size.

What's included

• Assessment of how far the reduction can go this year without hitting brown wood (species-dependent)
• Staged plan if a single-year cut would kill the hedge - explained before we start, priced as a sequence
• All arisings cleared and disposed of properly
• Section-211 notice filed if you're in the conservation area and stems exceed 75mm

Why staging matters here

Leylandii, thuja and other conifers do not regenerate from brown wood. Cut past the green needle-bearing zone in one go and that face stays brown, permanently. On an exposed Tankerton or seafront plot, a hedge that's been left to grow tall as a windbreak often has very little green left low down - which means the safe reduction has to happen over two winters, not one, however much you'd rather it was done in a single visit.

Pricing

Reductions typically run £300 – £900, more for a multi-year staged sequence on a badly overgrown conifer hedge. We quote the whole sequence up front so there's no surprise on year two.

Reduction vs reclamation

If the hedge has lost so much green that a single-season reduction would leave it mostly bare wood for years, it usually needs treating as a full overgrown hedge reclamation instead: a proper staged, multi-year plan rather than a routine reduction. We'll say so rather than force a one-off cut that won't recover. Read the full diagnosis guide.

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