On Wed, 13 May 2009 13:05:42 +0100, Charlie Pridham
wrote:

Do you know what sort of honeysuckle it is?, they can be hard pruned each
year but the timing varies occording to species

No idea at all.

In fact, I have to go away for a week tomorrow and didn't relish the
prospect of having to unravel it from the clematis on return so I've
taken the initiative and cut it to the ground anyway (there's more
honeysuckle only a metre away).

To be honest, I'd like to remove it.