National Hedgelaying Society

NHLS Diary of Events and Courses

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

October 2024
Tue 01
Wed 02

Brailsford & District Ploughing and Hedgecutting Society Annual Match

Thu 03
Fri 04
Sat 05

BHHA Hedgelaying Training Course

Hedgelaying Taster Day

2024 All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships

Sun 06
Mon 07

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

Tue 08
Wed 09
Thu 10

Barnsley PROW Introduction to Hedgelaying

Fri 11

Durham Hedgelaying Competition

Sat 12

DRST Hedge Steeping Competition

Somerset Hedge Group Hedgelaying Training Day

British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival (2 days)

Scottish National Hedgelaying Championship

Langore Tree Services Introduction to Hedgelaying

Sun 13

NEHLS North East Hedgelaying Competition

Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Sat 19

SEHLS South of England Hedgelaying Training (Day 1 of 3)

Cotswold Hedgelaying Competition

Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24

Barnsley PROW Hedgelaying Day for Improvers

Fri 25
Sat 26

NHLS NATIONAL HEDGELAYING CHAMPIONSHIP

Langore Tree Services Introduction to Hedgelaying

Sun 27
Mon 28
Tue 29
Wed 30
Thu 31

Brailsford & District Ploughing and Hedgecutting Society

Date: 02 October 2024

Location: Middleton Park Farm, Alkmonton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire

118th Annual Match. details can be found from the match website

See https://brailsfordmatch.uk/ for more details

Blackdown Hills Hedge Association

Date: 05 October 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

David Molloy

Date: 05 October 2024

Location: Hill Court Farm Nature Reserve, Longdon, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, GL20 6BD

Start: 10:00, Finish: 16:00

Training Style: Midland

For more information contact David Molloy: info@thewoodsman.org or visit the web site

See https://www.craftcourses.com/courses/hedgelaying-beginners-course for more details

Hedgerows Ireland

Date: 05 October 2024

Location: Milland House Stud, Oghill, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare

Start: 09:00, Finish: 15:30

See https://hedgerows.ie/hedge-laying-championships/ for more details

Central England Training

Date: 07 October 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

Barnsley Council Public Rights of Way Team

Date: 10 October 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

Durham Hedgerow Partnership

Date: 11 October 2024

Location: TBC

For more information contact rebecca.beeston@durham.gov.uk

See www.durham.gov.uk/haw for more details

Devon Rural Skills Trust

Date: 12 October 2024

Location: Culvertor Farm, Farthing Lane, Marldon TQ3 1RR

Start: 09:00, Finish: 17:00

Info

Devon Style hedge steeping (laying) competition using hand tools only.

More details from Tim Wills: timgwills12@gmail.com

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

Somerset Hedge Group

Date: 12 October 2024

Location: Perry Farm, West Quantoxhead, Williton TA4 4DZ

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-12th-october-2024 for more details

British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival

Date: 12 October 2024

Location: Thoresby Estate, near Newark, Nottinghamshire

Start: 08:45, Finish: 17:30

Around 250 top ploughmen and women from all over Great Britain will compete at the 73rd British National Ploughing Championships which will be held on the Thoresby Estate, near Newark, Nottinghamshire

See https://www.ploughmen.co.uk/events/2024-british-ploughing for more details

Date: 12 October 2024

Location: TBC

Contact Jamie Scott for details: 07974 256617

Langore Tree Services

Date: 12 October 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

North East Hedgelaying Society

Date: 13 October 2024

Location: Hepple Farm, Thropton, Northumberland

Start: 09:00, Finish: 14:00

Info

Contact David Boyson for details: 07771 721573

South of England Hedgelaying Society

Date: 19 October 2024

Location: Buxted Park

Training Style: South of England

Day 1 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

Cotswolds Hedgelaying Group

Date: 19 October 2024

Location: Ditchley Estate, Ditchley, Chipping Norton

Start: 08:30, Finish: 14:00

Info

By kind permission of the Trustees of the HDH Wills Trust @ Fulwell Ditchley Park, we are delighted to announce the revival of the Cotswold Hedgelaying Competition.

Barnsley Council Public Rights of Way Team

Date: 24 October 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

National Hedgelaying Society

Date: 26 October 2024

Location: Elms Well Farm Driffield East Yorkshire

Start: 09:00, Finish: 17:30

See https://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/pg/nationals/next.aspx for more details

Langore Tree Services

Date: 26 October 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