Hedgcutting and birds nests
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I don't know about what the bird would do, but this is what the law says: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-w.../plants-for-wildlife/garden-hedges/hedge-law/
Youve been watching too many films, they wont. If they pecked your eyes out it would be no more than you deserve , cutting hedges this time of year.!!
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^^^^^^ This.
Been watching too many Hitchcock films, however, if you really need to cut your hedge then I would suggest a 'selective light' trim with a pair of hand held shears or secateurs for the straggly/long pieces and leave the main body until the birds no longer use the nest.
Imagine you were camping in a field and the farmer came along with his combine harvester. This is what it would feel like to a bird when you get your hedge trimmer out.
Imagine you were camping in a field and the farmer came along with his combine harvester. This is what it would feel like to a bird when you get your hedge trimmer out.
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apart from snipping off some straggly pieces with hand held clippers you should leave hedges alone from 1st March thru 1st September.
Do remember many birds species are in massive decline, a quarter of all UK bird species are "Red Listed" which means the first signs that they are heading for extinction is noted. We're loosing our birds
Do remember many birds species are in massive decline, a quarter of all UK bird species are "Red Listed" which means the first signs that they are heading for extinction is noted. We're loosing our birds
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EddieM
Yep same advice, leave hedges alone during nesting season, advise any clients as to why.
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EddieM
About right, yeah.
We have crows nesting in a tree thats not native to our shores. But it is the tallest at that end of the field.
Not neccessarily they will take advatage of the available cover native or not.
So no hedges should be cut until September 1st!!! I'm always asked to cut stuff before then. It's hard to know where they're nesting and not. Small bushes that you can see into obviously u can see there's nothing in there. I guess it's common sense
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