Paddock & field work

Paddock maintenance — tell us what needs doing.

An overgrown paddock, a field of docks and nettles, grass that got away from you over the summer. Describe it in your own words and we’ll pass it to agricultural contractors covering your area — free, and with no obligation to accept a quote.

The work

Everything a paddock needs, done properly.

The full range of paddock maintenance and land work, for anything from a single pony paddock to a whole estate.

Paddock toppingFlailingFlail collectingFinish mowingHarrowingRollingRotavatingMole ploughingStone buryingLand & ditch clearanceWeed controlSprayingFertiliser applicationOverseedingManure sweepingHay, straw & haylageTractor hire (events)Hedge cutting
How it works

One description, the right contractor.

You don’t need to know the machinery, the acreage or the technical term for the job. That’s our end.

1
Describe the job

In your own words — long grass, an overgrown paddock, a field that needs putting right. A photo of the field and the gateway helps, but isn’t required.

2
We sort the details

We work out what the job actually needs, check the area and the access, and confirm it all back to you before it goes anywhere.

3
Contractors get in touch

The job goes to contractors covering your county. Whoever’s keen contacts you directly, and you choose who does the work. Free, with no obligation to accept a quote.

Where we cover

Contractors in 74 counties — and growing.

The network runs across England and Wales, deepest around our Hampshire heartland and spreading out from there. If your county is thin on the ground we’ll tell you straight rather than leave you waiting — and it costs nothing to ask.

Run by a firm that does this work every day.

Emmerdale Agriculture is the network behind Hampshire Paddock Management — a contracting firm that tops, harrows, rolls and sprays paddocks for a living. We know what a field needs from a description and a photo, which is why you don’t have to.

Emmerdale Agriculture Ltd · Company No. 14950816

Common questions

Paddock work, answered.

What counts as paddock maintenance?
The everyday work of keeping grassland right: topping long or seeded grass, chain harrowing to pull out dead thatch, rolling after a wet winter, spraying docks, nettles, thistles and ragwort, hedge cutting, fencing, and clearing land that’s got away from you. If you’re not sure what your field needs, describe what it looks like — the contractor will tell you.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the acreage, the state of the ground, access for machinery and how far the contractor travels — so the price comes from the contractor who’d do the work, not from us. Describing the job takes a minute, quotes are free and there’s no obligation to accept one.
How quickly will someone get in touch?
Your job goes out to contractors covering your county as soon as we’ve checked it. Most jobs are picked up within a day or two, though it depends on the season — topping in high summer and hedge cutting after the nesting season are the busy times.
How small a job will you take?
A single pony paddock is a perfectly normal job. We handle work for private paddock owners and one-horse fields through to equestrian yards, smallholdings, farms and estates.
Do I need to know the acreage?
No. Give us a rough idea — “about two football pitches”, “a bit over an acre” — or just the postcode and a description. We work the details out and confirm them with you before anything goes to a contractor.
Who actually does the work?
The work is done by agricultural contractors in our network, which is run by Emmerdale Agriculture Ltd (Company No. 14950816) — the company behind Hampshire Paddock Management. You deal with the contractor directly and pay them directly.

Also looking for hay, straw or haylage, or a tractor for an event? And if you’re a contractor rather than a customer, join the network — it’s free.