I can very highly recommend leather gardening gauntlets - long length thorn-proof gloves. They really are the business for clearing roses, brambles etc. Especially roses that give that extra painful stab for some reason.
After the rose hip, the brambles are like little fluffy clouds. As I was getting the knack of the shredder, while doing the Holly, it was whipping around like a bastard and I had my sleeves rolled up.
I can very highly recommend leather gardening gauntlets - long length thorn-proof gloves. They really are the business for clearing roses, brambles etc. Especially roses that give that extra painful stab for some reason.