What we walked into
A bramble clearance on a farm in Burry Port. The land is about three acres, and this was only a small bit of it: a big patch of trees with brambles right through underneath, and under the brambles the old pond they used to keep fish in.
Her husband used to look after it all, and he loved his statues, so we were pulling them out of the brush all day. Two clay soldiers, two Alexander the Greats, a duck, a piggy and a tyre.
Two of us cut the brambles down to ground level under the trees and round the pond. We didn't take any waste away, the cuttings were left on site.
Done in Burry Port in September 2026. The full 10 minute video of the day is on our YouTube channel.
The job in numbers
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Where | Burry Port |
| The job | Bramble clearance under trees and round an old pond |
| When | September 2026 |
| Team | Two of us, about four hours each |
| Labour | 8 man hours at £45 an hour, £360 |
| Waste | None taken away, cuttings left on site |
| Total | £360 all in |
Our own photos
Taken on the day. No stock photos.
Step by step
Brush cut the brambles
The brambles under the trees cut down to ground level with brush cutters. The roots were left in, we don't dig them out.
Pull out the statues
The clay soldiers, the Alexander the Greats, the duck, the piggy and a tyre pulled out of the brush as we went.
Uncover the pond
The brambles cleared off the old fish pond so you can see it again.
Leave the cuttings on site
No waste taken away on this job. The cuttings were left on site, so there was no waste charge.
Why didn't we spray the brambles?
It was too wet and too dark under the trees for weed killer to do much, so we left it unsprayed and are hoping the winter knocks it back. The brambles were cut to ground level and the roots stay in the ground, so expect some regrowth in spring.
This one was priced by the hour: £45 per man hour for each of us on site, which came to £360 for the day. Bigger jobs like this can be done over more than one day, and any extra days are agreed with you before we carry on.
We didn't take any waste away here, so there was no waste charge. Green waste removal is now £150 a van load. That covers loading the cuttings, taking them off site and disposing of them at a licensed recycling facility.
Our post on clearing a widow's overgrown forest garden covers how we go about a clearance this size.
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