National Hedgelaying Society

NHLS Diary of Events and Courses

(Click on any of the diary entries to see more details)

November 2024
Fri 01
Sat 02

BHHA Hedgelaying Training Course

Cotswold Training - Hedgelaying "Taster" Day ***COURSE FULL***

Sun 03
Mon 04
Tue 05

LWHLA Friends of the Lake District Hedge Survey Training Day

Wed 06

Hedgelaying training course with Natural England

Thu 07

Hedgelaying training course with Natural England

Barnsley PROW Introduction to Hedgelaying

Fri 08
Sat 09

YHLA Yorkshire Hedgelaying Association Annual Competition

SEHLS South of England Hedgelaying Training (Day 2 of 3)

DRST Hedgelaying Training Course

Somerset Hedge Group Hedgelaying Training Day

Langore Tree Services Introduction to Hedgelaying

Sun 10
Mon 11

Central England Training - Hedgelaying Course for Lantra Accreditation (4 days)

Tue 12
Wed 13
Thu 14
Fri 15
Sat 16

LWHLA Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape Hedgelaying Training Day

WCV Cheshire Style Hedgelaying Training Event

Sun 17

South Yorkshire Hedgelaying Competition

Mon 18
Tue 19
Wed 20
Thu 21

Barnsley PROW Hedgelaying Day for Improvers

Fri 22
Sat 23

Somerset Hedge Group Hedgelaying Competition

DRST Hedgelaying Training Course

SEHLS Coppicing Day

NEHLS Hedgelaying Taster Day

Langore Tree Services Introduction to Hedgelaying

Sun 24

LWHLA Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape Hedgelaying Competition

Introduction to Hedgelaying

Mon 25
Tue 26
Wed 27
Thu 28
Fri 29
Sat 30

Blackdown Hills Hedge Association

Date: 02 November 2024

Location: Yarcombe, East Devon

Start: 09:00, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Devon

"Hands on" hedgelaying course in the Devon style.

See http://bhha.info/pg/courses/main.aspx for more details

Cotswold Training

Date: 02 November 2024

Location: TBC

Start: 08:30, Finish: 15:30

Training Style: Midland

For more details contact Claire Maymon at claire_maymon@yahoo.co.uk

Please note that this course is now fully subscribed but we will try to arrange an extra one sometime in early spring.

Lancs & Westmorland Hedgelaying Association

Date: 05 November 2024

Location: Mungrisdale Village Hall, Mungrisdale CA11 0XR

See the web site for details and booking

See https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/healthy-hedgerows-surveying for more details

Date: 06 November 2024

Location: Snabdough, Northumberland

Contact David Boyson for details: 07771 721573

Date: 07 November 2024

Location: Bellshill, Northumberland

Contact David Boyson for details: 07771 721573

Barnsley Council Public Rights of Way Team

Date: 07 November 2024

Location: Darfield near Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Start: 08:30, Finish: 14:45

Info

Hedgelaying training day for beginners

For more information or to book a place contact publicrightsofway@barnsley.gov.uk

Yorkshire Hedgelaying Association

Date: 09 November 2024

Location: Well Quarry, near Bedale DL8 2QH

Start: 08:30, Finish: 15:00

For details and entry forms - contact Charlie Calvert on 07712 397959

South of England Hedgelaying Society

Date: 09 November 2024

Location: Beddingham

Training Style: South of England

Day 2 of 3 day training programme.

For more details contact the SEHLS Membership Secretary at
sehlsmembership@gmail.com

See website to Join the Society: https://sehls.weebly.com/join.html

See http://sehls.weebly.com/ for more details

Devon Rural Skills Trust

Date: 09 November 2024

Location: Sea View Campsite, Newlands Farm, Slapton TQ7 2RB

Training Style: Devon

For more information or to book see the DRST web site

See https://drst.org.uk for more details

Somerset Hedge Group

Date: 09 November 2024

Location: South Lane, Nether Stowey TA5 1LT

Start: 09:30, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Devon

Info

Bookings should be made via the web site below where there is more information on the course

See https://www.fwagsw.org.uk/Event/an-introduction-to-hedge-laying-saturday-9th-november-2024 for more details

Langore Tree Services

Date: 09 November 2024

Location: North Cornwall TBC

Start: 09:00, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Devon

Devon style hedgelaying course with Jamie Ranson.
For more information contact Jamie at jamie@langoretreeservices.co.uk or see the web site

See https://langoretreeservices.co.uk/hedgelaying-courses for more details

Central England Training

Date: 11 November 2024

Location: Hawton Wood, Barton Lane, Little Compton, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0SD

Training Style: Midland

A 4 day course in the Midland style of hedgelaying that prepares the candidate to take the Lantra practical assessment. The assessment is arranged and completed separately.

Contact Kat Tsang: kat@centralenglandtraining.co.uk or 07426 622163 for further information

See https://tinyurl.com/23bz3u7d for more details

Lancs & Westmorland Hedgelaying Association

Date: 16 November 2024

Location: TBC

Training Style: Lancs & Westmorland

For more information please contact Dougie Watson:
dougie@arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk

Wirral Countryside Volunteers

Date: 16 November 2024

Location: Landican, Wirral CH49 5PD

Start: 09:30, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Cheshire

Event will be at the gas works, opposite ASDA on Woodchurch Road. Parking in Landican Lane Landican Wirral CH49 5PD

For further details or book a place see the EventBrite page below.
(Trainers please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trainer-booking-only-wcv-19th-hedge-laying-training-day-tickets-981655386687)

See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wcv-19th-hedge-laying-training-day-tickets-957344532267?aff=oddtdtcreator for more details

Tyers Hall Farm

Date: 17 November 2024

Location: Tyers Hall Farm, Doncaster Road, Ardsley, Barnsley S71 5ET

Start: 08:00, Finish: 16:00

Info

For more details contact Chris at chris@tyershallfarm.com or 07763 620254

See http://www.tyershallfarm.com/ for more details

Barnsley Council Public Rights of Way Team

Date: 21 November 2024

Location: Darfield near Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Start: 08:30, Finish: 14:45

Info

Hedgelaying training day for those who have completed at least one introductory course.

For more information or to book a place contact publicrightsofway@barnsley.gov.uk

Somerset Hedge Group

Date: 23 November 2024

Location: Cothelstone Estate, Cothelstone, near Bishops Lydeard, Taunton TA4 3DP

Start: 09:00, Finish: 15:00

Info

Devon style hedgelaying competition

See https://www.fwagsw.org.uk/Event/hedge-laying-competition-in-somerset-2024 for more details

Devon Rural Skills Trust

Date: 23 November 2024

Location: Bradley Manor, Newton Abbot

Training Style: Devon

For more information or to book see the DRST web site

See https://drst.org.uk for more details

South of England Hedgelaying Society

Date: 23 November 2024

Location: Wakehurst Place, Ardingly

Coppicing of hazel stakes and binders- open to all SEHLS members.
Contact SEHLS Coppicing Officer, Iain White at whiteiain8@gmail.com

See http://sehls.weebly.com for more details

North East Hedgelaying Society

Date: 23 November 2024

Location: Hepple Whitefield, Northumberland

Training Style: Midland

Contact David Boyson for details: 07771 721573

Langore Tree Services

Date: 23 November 2024

Location: North Cornwall TBC

Start: 09:00, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Devon

Devon style hedgelaying course with Jamie Ranson.
For more information contact Jamie at jamie@langoretreeservices.co.uk or see the web site

See https://langoretreeservices.co.uk/hedgelaying-courses for more details

Lancs & Westmorland Hedgelaying Association

Date: 24 November 2024

Location: TBC

For more information please contact Dougie Watson:
dougie@arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk

Friends of Horsenden

Date: 24 November 2024

Location: Perivale Wood, Sunley Gardens, Perivale, London, UB6 7PE

Start: 10:00, Finish: 15:30

Training Style: South of England

An introduction to hedgelaying in the South of England style.
For more information and to book visit the event web site.

NB There is an optional coppicing day beforehand.

See https://horsenden.org/event/introduction-to-hedgelaying for more details