{"id":611975561542,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/do-hedges-block-noise-sounds\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:40:39","slug":"do-hedges-block-noise-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/hedging\/do-hedges-block-noise-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Hedges Block Road Noise &amp; Other Sounds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We tested this with a free phone app to a scientifically satisfying degree<\/h2><p>The shocking answer is no, <strong>hedges do almost nothing to reduce noise<\/strong>. Whatever noisiness measurement you use, it\u2019s the same on either side of the hedge. <\/p><ul>\n<li>Light, thin wood fences reduce noise a little, barely noticeable<\/li>\n<li>Sturdy, thick wood fences reduce noise a bit more<\/li>\n<li>Stone walls reduce noise more than anything except an earth bank, which tend to have plenty of stones in them<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>That includes the broadleaf evergreen hedges that are marketed as blocking noise, even on this very website! <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/laurel-hedging-plants\">Laurel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/green-holly-hedge-plants-ilex-aquifolium\">Holly<\/a> with their big, heavy leaves are no better than light, airy plants: they all do almost nothing to reduce sound.<\/p><p>When you\u2019re talking to someone on the other side of a hedge, it probably feels like you need to raise your voice to be heard, but it\u2019s not true.<\/p><h3>Out of Sight, Out of Mind<\/h3><p>What a hedge does is block sight, while being pleasant to look at itself.<\/p><p>A wall or fence can look nice, but never as nice as a green slice of forest. 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