Since moving in to our house 10 years ago, we have received many compliments from neighbours and friends regarding the condition of the perimeter hedge. We are aware that it is prominent in the local area of Queens and Randall Roads and we try to keep it looking neat and well-maintained.
However, the Council feels that it is obstructing the highway and we have been ordered to cut the hedge back to our boundary.
As the condition of the hedge is fragile, such a harsh cut will inevitably mean the hedge will die & we will be left with only unsightly, dead, brown hedging for the entire length of the hedge on both Randall and Queens Roads.
We have repeatedly appealed to the Council to avoid this & have suggested alternatives but they require us to undertake the work imminently.
We would really appreciate your support in signing our online petition to ask for the Council to allow us to keep the hedge.
It provides a natural habitat for nesting birds and is an asset to the neighbourhood.
If we do not undertake the work, the Council may issue us with a legal notice and undertake the work themselves (at our cost).
It would be such a shame to lose our lovely hedge.
Please join us in our petition - your support is very much appreciated.
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Reached 100 supporters
September 11, 2025
74 Comments
Having lived in Randall Road for over 10 years, the hedge has always been maintained, kept neat and tidy and forms a great view when entering Randall Rd via Queens Road. It no doubt provides security for the property as well as supporting local wildlife. Please keep it
This hedge has always been maintained very well - we have lived opposite for 30 years & consider it an asset & home to to lots of birds - such a shame if it has ti come down and we have never noticed any problems whatsoever with access
This well-tended hedge in a prominent position enhances the visual appeal of the neighbourhood in which it sits. More importantly, it is home to myriad birds and shelters (legally protected) hedgehogs. To destroy it would be an act of vandalism.
This hedge is a local landmark and environmental resource. Loss of such hedges affects biodiversity and this should be avoided. The path is still passable and the landowner keeps the hedge in good condition. I support the request to leave it and find an alternative solution to its total removal.
To damage an established hedge by harsh cutting back is unnecessary in that location where the pavement is not in frequent or heavy use. Too many hedges in Hiltingbury have been replaced by fences which is unsightly and harmful to wildlife including nesting birds.
Please protect this Hedge. They support so much wildlife
Wildlife is in massive decline in the UK. We need trees and hedges more than ever. Why can't alternatives be looked at to retain the hedge. Councils are meant to be protecting wildlife not helping to destroy it.
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Since moving in to our house 10 years ago, we have received many compliments from neighbours and friends regarding the condition of the perimeter hedge. We are aware that it is prominent in the local area of Queens and Randall Roads and we try to keep it looking neat and well-maintained.
However, the Council feels that it is obstructing the highway and we have been ordered to cut the hedge back to our boundary.
As the condition of the hedge is fragile, such a harsh cut will inevitably mean the hedge will die & we will be left with only unsightly, dead, brown hedging for the entire length of the hedge on both Randall and Queens Roads.
We have repeatedly appealed to the Council to avoid this & have suggested alternatives but they require us to undertake the work imminently.
We would really appreciate your support in signing our online petition to ask for the Council to allow us to keep the hedge.
It provides a natural habitat for nesting birds and is an asset to the neighbourhood.
If we do not undertake the work, the Council may issue us with a legal notice and undertake the work themselves (at our cost).
It would be such a shame to lose our lovely hedge.
Please join us in our petition - your support is very much appreciated.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
September 11, 2025
74 Comments
Far too many hedges have vanished from our towns and countryside. With Hedgehogs being severely threatened by loss of habitat, not to mention nesting and roosting birds. The habitat is more important than people's ability to traverse the hedge, they can cross the road if needed, saving the hedge and its wildlife
Having lived in Randall Road for over 10 years, the hedge has always been maintained, kept neat and tidy and forms a great view when entering Randall Rd via Queens Road. It no doubt provides security for the property as well as supporting local wildlife. Please keep it
This hedge has always been maintained very well - we have lived opposite for 30 years & consider it an asset & home to to lots of birds - such a shame if it has ti come down and we have never noticed any problems whatsoever with access
This well-tended hedge in a prominent position enhances the visual appeal of the neighbourhood in which it sits. More importantly, it is home to myriad birds and shelters (legally protected) hedgehogs. To destroy it would be an act of vandalism.
This hedge is a local landmark and environmental resource. Loss of such hedges affects biodiversity and this should be avoided. The path is still passable and the landowner keeps the hedge in good condition. I support the request to leave it and find an alternative solution to its total removal.
To damage an established hedge by harsh cutting back is unnecessary in that location where the pavement is not in frequent or heavy use. Too many hedges in Hiltingbury have been replaced by fences which is unsightly and harmful to wildlife including nesting birds.
Please protect this Hedge. They support so much wildlife
Wildlife is in massive decline in the UK. We need trees and hedges more than ever. Why can't alternatives be looked at to retain the hedge. Councils are meant to be protecting wildlife not helping to destroy it.
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Far too many hedges have vanished from our towns and countryside. With Hedgehogs being severely threatened by loss of habitat, not to mention nesting and roosting birds. The habitat is more important than people's ability to traverse the hedge, they can cross the road if needed, saving the hedge and its wildlife