WWYD with this lawn?

[OriginalSkang]

My lawn is a complete mess- full of large weeds (including dock and thistle), holes, lumps, ant nests, couch grass, various different types of other grass, large dead patches which various cats have started using as a toilet..

Recently I've had to dig up a good part of the lawn to get some brambles out that have been trying to take over. I had planned to just re-sow the parts I had to dig up, but now I'm wondering if it would be better/easier to just dig up the whole lawn and re-sow the whole thing? I also see now that it would be hard to get the bit I've dug over because of the brambles up to the exact same level as the current lawn.

I'd be doing it on my own without any help. Is it too big a job? Would the lawn end up patchy and rubbish due to my in-expertise?

Thanks in advance :)

I’d start by thinking how important a lawn is to you. It might be easier to get rid

It is hard work. We moved into a garden over 100 ft long, huge brambles, structures that had caved in on themselves. We lived there 6 weeks before we could even get down the garden. Found an air raid shelter and car bonnet and bumper! We were going to hire a rotivator, but ended up having to dig up the whole lot by hand first! Including digging out the brambles. Seed is cheapest, but very hit and miss. If you're in the UK. It's the wrong time of year to lay turf, autumn at a pinch, ideally spring. You have to keep it well watered.