Well done, all that natural habitat replaced by a sterile bit of dead wood, but still, it saves you the bother of trimming it.
I presume you camp out in the forest every night? Having a fence between two properties is hardly unusual or the crime of the century.
Definitely, the hedge I'm taking back is only by a foot the other 30ft that encircles the garden is staying as it's well used by hedge sparrows, who have just had their babies fledge, hence the timing too, I'm a keen birdwatcher myself so know the importance of keeping habitat
I don't know why you feel you can judge me for what I choose to do with my own garden That particular boundary was a mix of 2 different walls and then a long hedge - never looked 'nice' There's plenty of other trees left in the garden and we've planted other trees and shrubs, the hedge took up about 20 square metres of garden and was a lot of work for a short arse who's not fond of ladders. Hope that helps, and if not what can I say?
Sorry but I wasn't judging you, just making a point that as a species we thoughtlessly tear down bits of the natural world and replace them with sterile artefacts leaving nature less and less room to live in. I could have chosen better wording, no offence meant.
No worries. I do have reservations about the loss of trees in the neighbourhood generally, it’s a difficult tightrope to walk, I want plenty of trees, but by the same token I also want to be able to see the sky in my back garden.
Get a mattock, as Turbo says they chop the roots off and make the job easy. Just don't catch your bad leg with it
Hello Sprotborough, as Donny red says further on they are more a shrub than a tree with 2 or 3 largish roots 1 to 2 inches thick. Dig around, cut roots and then prise out with a tool that can stand the force of leverage eg large iron bar, mattock or pick.If your going to do it today or tomorrow you will need plenty of water to drink!! my privet stumps will be left to dry,cut up and eventually burnt in my stove in the house a good example of bio-fuel and the ashes scattered at the bases of the raspberries,blackberries and blackcurrants for the potash content.