where does our boundary lie?

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We are trying to cut back trees that surround our garden. The grow out of an old wall/ stone hedge. Our documents do not say what boundaries are our responsibility.

The trees we want to cut are not protected. They back only onto fields. Fields 2 and 3 do not seem to mind us cutting the trees. Field 1 has moaned about us cutting the trees back due to having livestock in the field.
If the trees are ours to cut then they will need to secure the livestock correctly.

We want to cut the trees back because they severely cut out sunshine to our garden.

Can anyone tell if they are ours to cut or how we would find out?

That plan doesn't tell you I don't think. Sometimes land registry plans have little "T" marks to show who owns the boundary but I can't see any Ts on that plan.

Read through your land registry title document (assuming your land is registered, that does look like a land registry plan) and it may say who owns each particular boundary.

Even if you don't own the boundary, I think you are allowed to cut back any tree/hedge to the extent it overhangs your property but you have to offer the clippings to the person who does own the boundary (weirdly!!) but I could be wrong - someone with more knowledge will hopefully know.

Thanks