Emmerdale Agriculture
Paddock & field work · Gloucestershire

Paddock maintenance in Gloucestershire — 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 Gloucestershire — free, and with no obligation to accept a quote.

5 contractors in the network already cover Gloucestershire, in the South West. Send the job through and whoever’s keen gets in touch with you directly.

The ground

Grazing ground in Gloucestershire, and what it needs.

Thin, stony Cotswold brash on the hills, heavy clay through the Severn Vale, and mixed ground in the Forest of Dean. The brash dries and burns off quickly, while the vale clay stays wet into spring.

The grass gets away from you quickly — paddocks often need topping more than once through the season. Wait for the ground to dry before harrowing or rolling, and be realistic about machinery access on soft clay.

Not sure which of those your field needs? Describe what it looks like and the contractor will tell you — that’s their job, not yours.

The work

What we sort in Gloucestershire, whatever the field needs.

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.

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 in Gloucestershire, answered.

Who does paddock maintenance in Gloucestershire?
We pass jobs to agricultural contractors covering Gloucestershire — 5 of them are in the network today. Describe what needs doing and the ones who cover your area get in touch with you directly.
How much does paddock topping cost in Gloucestershire?
It depends on the acreage, how heavy the growth is, how good the access is for machinery and how far the contractor travels to reach you — so the price comes from the contractor who’d do the work, not from us. Describing the job takes a minute and quotes are free.
Will someone come out to a small paddock in Gloucestershire?
Yes — 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 across Gloucestershire.
What if my field is in Gloucestershire but near the border?
Not a problem. Give us the postcode and we’ll match on where the field actually is — contractors work across county lines all the time, and plenty cover more than one county.
Who runs this?
Emmerdale Agriculture Ltd, the company behind Hampshire Paddock Management — a contracting firm that does paddock work every day. You deal with the contractor directly and pay them directly; we take no commission.
Nearby counties

Also covering the rest of the South West.

BristolCornwallDevonDorsetSomersetWiltshire

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