Practical Hedgelaying course with Malcolm Edwards

Learn practical skills in hedgelaying and nature-friendly farm boundary management under the direction of traditional hedgelayer Mal Edwards

Discover the traditional craft of hedge laying in the heart of Wales. Malcolm Edwards will guide you through a couple of regional hedge laying styles, explaining the importance of hedgerows for farming and wildlife, the tools of the trade, and giving you plenty of hands-on experience.

Through demonstrations and supervised practice, participants will build confidence in hedgelaying while developing practical skills in tool use and technique.

The workshop will cover:

• Introduction to hedgelaying
• Regional styles
• Plants found in hedges
• Why hedgerows matter for our farms
• Safe use of tools and maintenance

Please bring:

• A packed lunch and a drink (tea & coffee will be provided)
• Sturdy boots
• Warm layers & waterproofs (not your best clothes as they may get torn or muddy)
• Thick gloves

In Wales, we are in danger of losing the knowledge in regional crafts. Many hedgerows were planted under the Tir Gofal and Glastir schemes with few future management plans. This practical hedgerow management course aims to upskill our rural community and help ensure these traditional skills are passed on.

Agenda:

9:30am - Arrival at Carreg-y-Big, Cefn Coch for registration and tea and coffee.

9:50am - Welcome and introductions

11:00am - 11:30am - Tea/ coffee break

11:30am - 1:00pm - Morning practical

1:00pm - 1:45pm - Lunch (please bring your own sandwiches)

1:45pm - 3:30pm - Afternoon practical

3:30pm - Final reflections and debrief

Malcolm Edwards is an award-winning hedge layer with over 25 years of experience. In this one day ‘crash course’, Malcom will cover the basics of laying hedges using both 'stake and pleach' and 'crop and pleach' styles, highlighting regional variations in technique.

This event has been made possible thanks to Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, with support from Players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

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Darganfyddwch y grefft draddodiadol o blygu gwrychoedd yng nghanolbarth Cymru. Bydd Malcolm Edwards yn eich tywys drwy gwpl o arddulliau plygu gwrychoedd rhanbarthol, gan esbonio pwysigrwydd gwrychoedd i ffermio a bywyd gwyllt, yr offer angenrheidiol, a rhoi digon o brofiad ymarferol i chi.

Trwy arddangosiadau ac ymarfer dan oruchwyliaeth, bydd y sawl sy’n mynchu’r cwrs yn magu hyder mewn plygu gwrychoedd tra'n meistroli technegau defnyddio offer.

Bydd y gweithdy'n cynnwys:

• Cyflwyniad i blygu gwrychoedd
• Arddulliau rhanbarthol
• Planhigion a geir mewn gwrychoedd
• Pam mae gwrychoedd yn bwysig i'n ffermydd
• Defnydd diogel o offer a chynnal a chadw

Dewch â’r canlynol gyda chi:

• Pecyn wyd a diod (Darperir tê a choffi)
• Esgidiau Cadarn
• Dillad cynnes sy’n dal-dŵr (nid eich dillad gorau gan y gallent gael eu rhwygo)
• Menig trwchus

Yng Nghymru, mae’n sgiliau plygu gwrychoedd yn brysur ddiflannu. Plannwyd llawer o wrychoedd o dan gynlluniau Tir Gofal a Glastir heb gynllunio sut i’w rheoli yn y dyfodol. Rydym yn edrych i ddatblygu sgiliau cefn gwlad gyda'r cwrs rheoli gwrychoedd ymarferol hwn.

9:30am - Cyrraedd Carreg-y-Big, Cefn Coch ar gyfer cofrestru a tê a choffi.

9:50am - Croeso a chyflwyniadau

11:00am - 11:30am - Seibiant Tê/ Coffi

11:30am - 1:00pm - Sesiwn ymarferol y bore

1:00pm - 1:45pm - Cinio (dewch â'ch brechdanau eich hun)

1:45pm - 3:30pm - Session ymarferol y prynhawn

3:30pm - Trafodaeth i gloi’r diwrnod

Mae Malcolm Edwards yn blygwr gwrychoedd uchel-ei-barch gyda dros 25 mlynedd o brofiad. Yn y cwrs un diwrnod hwn, bydd Malcom yn mynd dros hanfodion plygu gwrychoedd yn yr arddulliau 'polyn a phlyg' a 'toriad a phlyg' i ddangos amrywiadau rhanbarthol.

Mae'r digwyddiad hwn wedi bod yn bosibl diolch i Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, gyda chefnogaeth y People’s Postcode Lottery