New hedge planting / fencing costs

[lost_in_paperwork]

We are looking at planting a new hedge (England) in the spring and was after some guide prices that I could use for a quick reckoner to see if we can afford to or not. If I've done my sums correctly, looking back on previous work we've had done, I get approx £6.5/m for hedge planting (based on 5 plants/m including spirals/plant/labour) and £6/m for sheep netting/2 strands barbed so, for a double fenced hedge this equates to £18.50 per metre - sounds expensive so think I'm missing something here?

Also, is any of this covered by small productivity grants?

Thanks

 

[tepapa]

We are looking at planting a new hedge (England) in the spring and was after some guide prices that I could use for a quick reckoner to see if we can afford to or not. If I've done my sums correctly, looking back on previous work we've had done, I get approx £6.5/m for hedge planting (based on 5 plants/m including spirals/plant/labour) and £6/m for sheep netting/2 strands barbed so, for a double fenced hedge this equates to £18.50 per metre - sounds expensive so think I'm missing something here?

Also, is any of this covered by small productivity grants?

Thanks

The fencing might be close enough if your using tanalised posts for a 5 yr fence. If you want it lasting longer it'll be nearer £8+/m. All depends on length and number of strainers though.
Planting might be slightly high. All depends on cost of labour.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

We are on a local grant scheme in the AONB where the grant is £22.20 a metre. We are doing one fence line to a high spec and the other much lower but will last 10 years. We have to use Chestnut and we have our own so save a bit although use creosoted stakes and strainers.
The hedge plants, guards and canes are approx £4.00 a metre (need to shop around), labour cost approx another £1.00 per metre.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I am just about to plant a 220 m hedge (when the snow goes!), I got the plants from the woodland trust (the include spiral guards ~ but you must put a standard tree every 6m).

 

[onthehoof]

but you must put a standard tree every 6m).

Eeek, you are going to love cutting that hedge in a few years time, we put a tree about every 30m because I like trees but it's a real pita when you cut the hedge

 

[Vader]

Eeek, you are going to love cutting that hedge in a few years time, we put a tree about every 30m because I like trees but it's a real pita when you cut the hedge

Trees for corners !

 

[delilah]

Currently doing some fencing with adjacent hedge planting, not done CS before, it asks for photos, nothing in the manual about how many photos/ what level of detail, what do the experienced CS folks on here submit ? 400m. Many thanks.

 

[Overby]

Literally take a few pics with your phone. 2 or 3 pics showing the work done. Put them in a word doc, with the field reference and grant reference and that should do.

 

[Farma Parma]

Literally take a few pics with your phone. 2 or 3 pics showing the work done. Put them in a word doc, with the field reference and grant reference and that should do.

Yep thats all you need.
If the pics a are big data size just save it as a PDF & they accept them fine.
Just did my first claim recently all paid within 3 wks no issues.
Ref each field/land parcel as in your BPS Mapping numbers & 3 or 4 pics for each fence is all i did.
some when taking it down & when new one was up from either end sort of.

 

[Farma Parma]

Just to add
My PDF file was a 28 page doc about 13mb but as a Doc file it was 29mb
Full details of what its all for i even put it my SBI number & Claim Number which you get from starting the online process to claim via your
RPA Login.
this had 4 sep lengths of new stock fencing & gates & a hardcore track all in the same claim.
RPA email is just [email protected]

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Currently doing some fencing with adjacent hedge planting, not done CS before, it asks for photos, nothing in the manual about how many photos/ what level of detail, what do the experienced CS folks on here submit ? 400m. Many thanks.

for Wales, the photos should have a GPS tag when they are taken, no idea how to do that, son did it! He said have to check the location tags too, as he suddenly got some from miles away.

 

[delilah]

for Wales, the photos should have a GPS tag when they are taken, no idea how to do that, son did it! He said have to check the location tags too, as he suddenly got some from miles away.

Here's hoping England don't want that, phone non-smart !, from what folks have said above we should be ok. Many thanks.

 

[Farma Parma]

Anyone can come & inspect the areas your claiming & id say if certain pictures dont match up your in the wrong penalties & all that.
No GPS stuff needed, they all ready know whats in your agreement, its upto you to do the work & make the claim.
Ive things in my whole scheme iam not even doing for various reasons afterwards but cant see it being an issue.