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Willow screening roll or hurdle: what to buy first

Updated: October 2026

You are in a UK garden with a tired panel fence, or a gap where the boundary should be, and every listing says wattle. A willow screening roll or hurdle is not one product. A roll is thin cane on wire that you tie to a sound fence, railing or frame. A hurdle is a woven panel on its own posts, and that panel is the boundary. Settle the form and the height your nation allows before the table on our [wattle fence](/hub/fencing-and-wire/wattle-fence) comparison. Products Compared checked the listings and the UK planning pages on 15 October 2026, with no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission.

You are in a UK garden with a tired panel fence, or a gap where the boundary should be, and every listing says wattle. A willow screening roll or hurdle is not one product.

Our top picks

Wadan Wadan willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m

Best overall

Wadan Wadan willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m
6.7/10about £46.99
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Prime Plus Prime Plus willow screening roll

Alternative

Prime Plus Prime Plus willow screening roll
4.3/10about £44.99
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Abaseen Abaseen willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m

Rank 3

Abaseen Abaseen willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m
8.5/10about £49.99
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On this page
  1. 1.A screening roll is not a hurdle
  2. 2.Choose the height the nation allows
  3. 3.Read the size twice
  4. 4.Where the other limits sit
  5. 5.Form first, then the height you are allowed

A screening roll is not a hurdle

The four kept listings are rolls, not hurdles. Prime Plus was about £44.99 (4.6 from 15 ratings) and Abaseen about £49.99 (4.5 from 125). The Wadan pair, about £46.99 and about £59.99, share one 4.7-from-94 pool, so do not add the counts. A roll covers an existing fence. It is not the boundary. None of them claims BS 1722-11. Buy a roll only to hide a sound fence, railing or frame. Buy a hurdle on posts when the screen is the boundary. Height changes privacy more than species, which is on our willow versus hazel hurdles page.

Choose the height the nation allows

In England, a new fence is generally within permitted development at no more than 1 metre next to a highway used by vehicles, or its footpath, and no more than 2 metres elsewhere. You lose that if the fence is already over the limit, or if a listed building, an Article 4 direction or a planning condition applies. In Wales those same heights need an application, unless you leave the height unchanged. In Scotland, over 1 metre needs permission where the fence fronts a road or comes forward of the house, and 2 metres applies otherwise. No Northern Ireland height is in our sources, so ask that council. Cable-tying a tall roll onto a fence already at the limit can be the change that needs permission.
Wadan Wadan willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m

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Wadan Wadan willow screening roll 1.5 m x 4 m
6.7/10about £46.99
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Read the size twice

The £46.99 Wadan title says 1.5 metres by 4 metres, while the specification says 3 metres by 1 metre. The £59.99 title says 1.8 metres by 4 metres and repeats that specification. Prime Plus states two sizes and has no specification line. Abaseen matches at 1.5 metres by 4 metres on both lines, which is why it is the top pick. The £46.99 title is the best value only if you measure before you plan a run. Where the fence is sound, the best willow screening roll page says who each roll is for.

Where the other limits sit

Do not damage a nest while it is in use or being built. A weave will not stop rabbits or hold a dog. A GOV.UK title plan shows a general boundary, the post side proves nothing, and a T mark needs the deed.

Form first, then the height you are allowed

If the fence, railing or frame is already sound, buy a willow screening roll and check that the title matches the specification. If there is no support, buy a hurdle and posts. Stay inside the height your nation allows, and ask the Northern Ireland council rather than copying a figure.

Common questions

Is a willow screening roll the same thing as a wattle hurdle?
No. A roll is thin cane on wire fixed to a fence, railing or frame you already have. A hurdle is whole rods woven into a panel on its own posts, and that panel is the boundary. Hazel Hurdle World sells willow hurdles 6 feet wide, and posts and ties are extra on those prices. A roll of about 4 metres covers an existing run and does not build the boundary.
Can I put a roll up where I have no fence yet?
Not as the boundary. The roll needs a sound fence, railing or frame, and tying it to a failing fence means you do the job twice. With no support, buy a hurdle and set it on posts, which is heavier than a roll and leaves the posts as a separate cost.
How high can a garden fence be in England and Wales without planning permission?
In England, a new fence is generally within permitted development at no more than 1 metre next to a highway used by vehicles, or its footpath, and no more than 2 metres elsewhere. You step outside that if you raise a fence already over the limit, or if a listed building, an Article 4 direction or a planning condition applies. In Wales, the same heights need an application, unless you leave the height unchanged.
Does Scotland use the same 1 metre rule?
No. In Scotland, a fence over 1 metre needs permission where it fronts a road or comes forward of the house, and the limit is 2 metres otherwise. England and Wales use the 1 metre figure beside a highway used by vehicles, which is a different test. No Northern Ireland height is in these sources. Ask that council rather than copying a figure across.
What should I measure before I trust a 1.5 m by 4 m title?
Measure the run, then compare the title with the specification. One Wadan roll titles 1.5 metres by 4 metres at about £46.99 and specifies 3 metres by 1 metre. The other titles 1.8 metres by 4 metres and repeats that specification. Prime Plus states two sizes and has no specification line. Abaseen matches at 1.5 metres by 4 metres on both lines. Agreement describes the box, not a freestanding fence.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices and star lines are from amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2026.

  1. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Class A (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. Planning permission: fences, gates and garden walls (Wales) (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. Build a fence or wall (Scotland) (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. GOV.UK — your property boundaries (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK — wild birds: protection, surveys and licences (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. Hazel Hurdle World — willow hurdles (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. Musgrove Willows — questions before buying willow fencing (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. NBS — BS 1722-11:2006+A1:2018 prefabricated wood panel fences (retrieved 15 October 2026)