Nope, leave them on until you need to prune. Someone will get to them.

Jeff


"Noddy" wrote in message
news:OKnjl.10426$Db2.2906@edtnps83...
Thanks for the info. on compost. Now that I have that sorted, I have
another
question re. rose-hips. I have lots of wild rose bushes around and about,
and of course the grouse finish off all the hips, which is good. But I
have
an old, very large, rugosa smothered in hips and too close to the house, I
suppose, for the birds (unless I have very fussy birds g). Should I be
removing these hips for any reason I haven't thought of, i.e. disease,
etc.?
... Noddy