"PhilBoy" wrote in message
ups.com...
The fence at the top of my back garden, owned by my neighbour, is
broken and falling down, basically it's a wreck. Cats get through and
attack the birds in my garden. It is also in my opinion a security
risk from burglars. My neighbour wont fix it

I would like to plant an extremely nasty, anti cat, and anti burglar,
hedge. I would like something that grows relatively quickly and that I
would be able to prune with powerful electric hedge trimmers. 5 ft.
tall would be my target height. I plan long-term to remove my
leylandii when the hedge is formed.

NOTHING is cat proof :~))
Except maybe getting a dog ........

Any ideas? Pyracanthea, Rosa rugosa, or berberis.

All of those are good
Blackberries are good too and you get the fruit as a bonus.

A bonus would be to
have butterflies and birds attracted to my hedge.
Phil of Whittlesey Peterborough England

Put a few Buddleias in-between. They are not prickly but the flowers smell
gorgeous and attract masses of butterfly's. They will like being pruned hard
every year so will fit in with your scheme of things.

Jenny