Help! What to do for privacy

[Birdyfly]

Hello!

I would love some advice as I'm a bit of a novice.
I have an area to the rear of my garden which is currently fenced off and backs onto a neighbour's driveway. It's approximately 3-4m wide.
The problem is that it's pretty open even with the fencing in place and I feel we have no privacy at all, in addition, anyone could climb over this fence so that's another worry! I want to install a play area for my children so privacy/safety is even more important now.

What could I possibly plant in this area to create a privacy screen that is fast growing and doesn't attract wasps (like my laurel hedge on the other side of the garden!)

Also, in the meantime is there anything I could put there for instant privacy?

Thank you in advance for any advice!

At this time of year not much
BUT
in about a month start germinating annual climbers like
nasturtium
ipomea
sweet pea
on a windowsill
then put trellis up to about 5 foot high
and plant out (in tubs if needs be) at the base
to give a beautiful flowering wall that happens to give privacy

If the trellis are fixed a little away from the wall, or are quite lightweight, that will make it harder for anyone to climb over.

Cotoneaster can grow high, and is very thorny, so that would deter any climbing.

I've never heard of laurel being particularly attractive to wasps. What are they after? Does the hedge actually flower and fruit?

What sort of fencing have you at the moment? Could it be replaced by a 2m solid fence, and then you could plant things on your side to break up the effect a bit.

Bamboo grows very quickly but make sure you put it in pots so it doesn't take over.

Bamboo is expensive.
Miscanthus sinensis is better
BUT
climbers will give the real height

a passiflora might be a good choice
but will only reach peak size by July

So sorry I didn't get any notification that I'd had replies! All great ideas thank you!
I'm looking for some trellis as we speak :)

Also wasps and laurel.. apparently the leaves secrete some sort of nectar and they love it!

Pyracantha , it is evergreen and will form a dense thorny hedge. There are those who worry about the thorns for the children but none of mine have been hurt. It keeps the cats off too. You can buy 6 feet plants relatively cheaply.

It you are concerned about thorns, then I suggest planting a lavender hedge in front of it.

Also wasps and laurel.. apparently the leaves secrete some sort of nectar and they love it! Ah, yes, I've googled. Nectaries on the undersides of the leaves. Attracts bees, wasps and hoverflies. All Prunus have them. I've never noticed it, neither on the laurel trees in our garden, nor in the big laurel tree that was my "den" when I was a child.