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Hedge cutting, planned around the nesting season

Boundary hedges, shrub beds and borders across County Durham and Newcastle, cut in autumn and winter when the birds have finished, with sightlines kept clear the rest of the year.

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The nesting season

The one rule that sets the hedge calendar

The bird nesting season runs from roughly March to August, and active nests are protected by law. So hedge cutting is planned for autumn and winter, once the season has finished, rather than squeezed in whenever the hedge starts to look untidy.

That is not the same as leaving a site to grow over for six months. Through spring and summer, shrub beds get light trimming to keep them off the paths and clear of junctions and entrances. The structural cut waits until it is allowed and until the plant can take it.

If something genuinely has to be cut inside the window for a safety reason, the hedge is checked for nests first. It is the exception, not the plan.

Who it is for

Hedges that people walk and drive past

A hedge becomes a problem when it closes in on a path or blocks a view at a junction. These are the people who get the complaint.

account_balance Parish and town councils Hedges along verges, footpaths and recreation grounds, with sightlines kept clear where they meet the road.
apartment Managing agents and managed estates Boundary hedges and shrub beds around communal lawns, cut on a plan the residents can see.
business Commercial and industrial sites Clipped hedging on frontages and entrances, where overgrowth is the first thing a visitor notices.
home Homeowners Garden hedges and borders brought back into shape, at the right time of year for the plant and the birds.

When in the year

What happens to a hedge, season by season

The same boundary gets different work at different times. This is the shape of it.

content_cut September to November Hedge cutting resumes once the nesting season has ended. Boundary hedges and shrub beds are cut back properly, and the green waste goes off site.
forest December to February Structural pruning while the plants are dormant and you can see their shape. Overgrown borders are lifted, split, replanted or cleared.
nature March to August No hedge cutting. Light trimming keeps shrub beds off the paths and junctions clear, and the rest waits for autumn.

Recent work

Clipped boundaries and the lawns beside them

A communal boundary, a housing scheme and a business park frontage. Every photograph is a Reggie T Landscapes site.

Striped communal lawn running up to a clipped hedge boundary beside a brick residential block
Boundary hedge and striped lawn
Striped lawn wrapping around a brick housing block with a clipped hedge boundary
Housing scheme lawns
Striped lawn and clipped hedging on a business park frontage
Business park frontage
The covered timber deck Reggie built at a local school

Who plans it

Reggie Tribuisis

Director, Reggie T Landscapes Ltd

Reggie has 15 years in the trade and set the company up in 2024. He works to the health of the plant and the safety of the space around it, and he is the one who decides when a hedge is cut.

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FAQs

Hedge questions, answered straight

Most of them come back to the nesting season. If yours is not here, ask on the call.

When can hedges be cut?expand_more
Autumn and winter, once the bird nesting season has finished. Active nests are protected by law and the nesting season runs from roughly March to August, so hedge work is planned around it rather than squeezed in. If something has to be cut inside that window for a genuine safety reason, the hedge is checked for nests first.
Our hedge is blocking a path now. Can you do anything before autumn?expand_more
Light trimming to keep a path or a junction clear is part of the summer work. A proper cut back waits until the nesting season has ended, and if a cut inside the season is genuinely needed for safety, the hedge is checked for nests first.
Do you look after shrub beds and borders too?expand_more
Yes. Ornamental shrub beds are pruned for the health of the plant, and overgrown borders are renovated in winter: lifted, split, replanted or cleared.
What happens to the green waste?expand_more
It is taken off site and disposed of responsibly rather than piled at the boundary. Wildflower meadow arisings are cut and collected rather than left, because leaving them enriches the soil and the flowers stop coming back.
Who would we be dealing with?expand_more
Reggie Tribuisis, the director. He provides direct oversight on every contract.

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