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The Blackdown Hills Hedge Association The Association comprises an enthusiastic group of people working and living on the Blackdown Hills, dedicated to preserving the craft of hedgelaying

We had our first training day of the season last Saturday. A dry day with a fantastic hedge to work on. A bit tricky in ...
14/09/2026

We had our first training day of the season last Saturday. A dry day with a fantastic hedge to work on. A bit tricky in places but with plenty of opportunity for the trainees to use the hand tools and get to grips with laying a Devon hedge.

The completed work was fantastic throughout, thank you to everyone for all your hardwork.

More courses available this winter, go to the BHHA.info website for details.

Last Saturday was our last training session of this season. Despite the rather damp conditions underfoot, our trainees c...
14/02/2026

Last Saturday was our last training session of this season. Despite the rather damp conditions underfoot, our trainees came with great enthusiasm and produced some quality work on a hedge that offered variable challenges.

We also had a visit from Martha Kearney and BBC Open Country! Trainees and trainers were interviewed about the day and we look forward to listening to the programme on radio 4 in the coming weeks.

Our first training day of 2026 took us to Small ridge near Axminster. We had a mainly hazel hedge with some big material...
13/01/2026

Our first training day of 2026 took us to Small ridge near Axminster. We had a mainly hazel hedge with some big material in places. Cracking weather and we were supplied with soup for lunch, along with some great work from the trainees, result was a superb day. Thanks to everyone involved!

We stuck to our guns, despite the pessimistic weather forecast, and held our December training day in Yarcombe. We had a...
07/12/2025

We stuck to our guns, despite the pessimistic weather forecast, and held our December training day in Yarcombe. We had an almost full course of 11 trainees on a tricky hedge with mainly maple, hazel and blackthorn. It was gappy in places and the maple was awkward after heavy trimming. Our trainees worked hard and created some cracking hedges. We dodged the weather, an added bonus.

Wishing everyone a happy festive season, we'll see you in January for the next training day. 🌲

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