Sad Sid wrote in message ...
My neighbour to the West has a "traditional" mixed hedge which he is
forever
trimming. Despite this it is full of bramble, bindweed and nettle.


Which is the more wildlife friendly I wonder? ;-)

The unsightly mess, without a doubt. Slugs, in particular, live there
in
vast numbers.

They may very well live there, but then so also will their predators,
Leylandii has little going for it for wildlife other that somewhere for
birds to build nests, but they cannot get any food from them, they have
to rely on mixed hedgerows for that.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk