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Telephone (or e-mail, if that is possible) any of the following commercial centres and private owners to make an appointment to collect horse manure for use in the garden in place of mixed farmyard manure -- which is becoming increasingly difficult to acquire in the United Kingdom, and for which horse manure is an ideal substitute. At the same time, arrange collection method and agree on a price if a price is charged. Note that many sources of supply are glad to give away the material.
Do not attempt to collect without first of all arranging to do so. These are working establishments, and cannot cater for unexpected visitors.
Go equipped with stout plastic sacks (not kitchen-bin liners or supermarket shopping bags, which are insufficiently strong). When collecting, no more than half fill a plastic sack. Horse manure -- fresh or composted -- is weighty. First protect the car's surfaces with plastic sheeting or dust sheets. Fresh horse manure is wet (although old, composted material -- of which many centres have a great deal, which is highly worth seeking out -- is comparatively dry). After collecting and unloading, spray the car's interior with a sweetening aerosol spray. Fresh horse manure is strongly ammonia-charged. Fully-composted material has little smell.
Horse manure may be applied to the soil in its raw state (unlike mixed farmyard manure), but it is better as a one- or two-year composted soil conditioner. For a detailed account of head gardener R J Harris's ways of managing and using horse manure read the sections MANURE/1 and MANURE/2 of
R J Harris's Moon Gardening: Vegetables and Soft Fruit((using the computer's back button to return to this point after using this link).
Gardeners practising on the London/Kent border or the London/Surrey border or the London/Essex border are recommended to consult also the Kent list or the Surrey list or the Essex list for nearby non-London locations (using the computer's back button to return to this point).
Horse managers wishing to have their premises included in this list should contact reallyusefulbooks@boltblue.com to make an arrangement. Inclusion is free.
BERRY'S GREEN Hawhorn Farm, Single Street, Biggin Hill, Greater London, 01474854652/07905142806.
BIGGIN HILL Gamefarm, Chestnut Avenue, Biggin Hill, Greater London TN16 2EG, n.vanmanenbower@btinternet.com, 01959 570454. Gamefarm comments: We have tons of very well rotted horse manure (6 years of it). It is packed with worms and excellent stuff. It's free to whoever wants it.
BIGGIN HILL Hawhorn Farm, Single Street, Biggin Hill, Greater London, 01474854652/07905142806.
BROMLEY Gamefarm, Chestnut Avenue, Biggin Hill, Greater London TN16 2EG, n.vanmanenbower@btinternet.com, 01959 570454. Gamefarm comments: We have tons of very well rotted horse manure (6 years of it). It is packed with worms and excellent stuff. It's free to whoever wants it.
CHINGFORD Barnfield Riding Stables, Sewardstone Road, Chingford, London E4 7RH, 020 8529 5200.
DULWICH COMMON Dulwich Riding School, Dulwich Common, London SE21 7EX, 020 8693 2944.
E14 3HP Mudchute Riding Stables, Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3HP, 020 7515 5901.
E4 6BA Queen Elizabeth Riding School, Forest Side, London E4 6BA, 020 8529 1223.
E4 7QL Burywood Livery, Bury Farm, Bury Road, London E4 7QL, 020 8524 1949.
E4 7RA Picks Farm, Sewardstone Road, London E4 7RA, 020 8529 1371.
E4 7RE Woodlands Stables Ltd, Sewardstone Road, London E4 7RE, 020 8529 2532.
E4 7RH Barnfield Riding Stables, Sewardstone Road, Chingford, London E4 7RH, 020 8529 5200.
E10 7QL Lee Valley Riding Centre, 71 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London E10 7QL, 020 8556 2629.
E12 5HW Aldersbrook Riding School & Livery Stables, Empress Avenue, Manor Park, London E12 5HW, contact@aldersbrookriding.co.uk, 020 8530 4648, www.aldersbrookriding.co.uk. Aldersbrook Riding School comments: We are easy to find, being situated near Wanstead Flats (Wanstead Tube Station, Manor Park Station, East London).
EALING Ealing Riding School, 17-19 Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing, London W5 3XD, 020 8992 3808.
EYNSFORD Station Road, Eynsford, Kent DA4 0EP, 07768 985725.
FICKLESHOLE Hawhorn Farm, Single Street, Biggin Hill, Kent 01474854652/07905142806.
ISLE OF DOGS Mudchute Riding Stables, Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3HP, 020 7515 5901.
LEAVES GREEN Hawhorn Farm, Single Street, Biggin Hill, Greater London, 01474854652/07905142806.
LEE Willow Tree Riding Establishment, The Stables, Ronver Road, Lee, London SE12 0NL, 020 8857 6438.
LEYTON Lee Valley Riding Centre, 71 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London E10 7QL, 020 8556 2629.
LONDON/KENT BORDER Station Road, Eynsford, Kent DA4 0EP, 07768 985725.
MANOR PARK Aldersbrook Riding School & Livery Stables, Empress Avenue, Manor Park, London E12 5HW, contact@aldersbrookriding.co.uk, 020 8530 4648, www.aldersbrookriding.co.uk. Aldersbrook Riding School comments: We are easy to find, being situated near Wanstead Flats (Wanstead Tube Station, Manor Park Station, East London).
MERTON ABBEY Deen City Farm, 39 Windsor Avenue, Merton Abbey, London SW19 2RR, 020 8543 5858.
N12 7BP Frith Manor Riding & Livery Stables, Lullington Garth, London N12 7BP, 020 8346 6703.
N12 7BP London Equestrian Centre, Frith Manor Farm, Lullington Garth, London N12 7BP, 020 8349 1345.
N14 4UW Trent Park Equestrian Centre, East Pole Farmhouse, Bramley Road, London N14 4UW, 020 8363 8630.
RICHMOND PARK Stag Lodge Stables, Stag Lodge, Robin Hood Gate, Kingston Vale, Richmond Park, London SW15 3RS, 020 8974 6066.
SE9 4RT Mottingham Farm Riding Centre, Mottingham Lane, London SE9 4RT, 020 8857 3003.
SE9 4RW New Lodge Riding Centre, Mottingham Lane, London, SE9 4RW, 020 8851 6447.
SE11 5JE Vauxhall City Farm Riding Stables, 24 Oswalds Place, London SE11 5JE, 020 7840 0460.
SE12 0NL Willow Tree Riding Establishment, The Stables, Ronver Road, Lee, London SE12 0NL, 020 8857 6438.
SE21 7EX Dulwich Riding School, Dulwich Common, London SE21 7EX, 020 8693 2944.
SW15 1LT Agonya Bloodstock, 2 Stable Yard, Danemere Street, London SW15 1LT, 020 8789 1183.
SW15 3RS Richmond Park Equestrian Centre, Stag Lodge, Kingston Vale, London SW15 3RS, 020 8546 4949.
SW15 3RS Stag Lodge Stables, Stag Lodge, Robin Hood Gate, Kingston Vale, Richmond Park, London SW15 3RS, 020 8974 6066.
SW15 5JY The Equestrian Centre, Priory Lane, London SW15 5JY, 020 8876 7089.
SW19 2RR Deen City Farm, 39 Windsor Avenue, Merton Abbey, London SW19 2RR, 020 8543 5858.
TATSFIELD Hawhorn Farm, Single Street, Biggin Hill, Greater London, 01474854652/07905142806.
W5 3XD Ealing Riding School, 17-19 Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing, London W5 3XD, 020 8992 3808.
W10 6QX Westway Stables, 20 Stable Way, London W10 6QX, 020 8964 2140.
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