Champion Hedge Layer…

Paul won another competition and is the proud winner of South of England section in the 34th National Hedge Laying Championships.

Before we met Paul we knew nothing about the traditional trade. It entails cutting living hedges around fields and bending them over and laying them in such a fashion as they provide a barrier to keep stock secure and allow for the hedge to re-grow back healthily. There are several regional techniques each with their own methods and benefits particular to their location and usage. Paul makes a particular effort to use traditional tools and avoids using chainsaws in favour of axes and billhooks.

So congratulations to Hawkeye the Hedger, 2012 Champion Layer (long straight wood a speciality).