Many people will have been out in the garden over the weekend, but there's a little known law that could see you hit with a ...

In the 2007 Countryside Survey, fewer than 50% of remaining hedgerows were judged to be in good structural condition. The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology repeated the hedgerow survey across ...

Conservationist and hedgelayer Richard Negus reveals why our ancient hedgerows, created as boundaries and for the protection ...

Hedgerow shrubs and trees, bathed in sunshine, will also produce far more fruit that in a woodland. You won’t find many juicy blackberries in the heart of a dark oak forest, no matter how many ...

“It’s vital that these standards are transferred into UK law at the end of the year so that hedgerows remain at the heart of our countryside in the future.” Defra is currently consulting on ...

Shortly after the Revolutionary War, though, hedgerows were poised to be as much a part of US agriculture as they had been integral to UK farming. “Around the 1790s, you had an explosion of hedgerow ...

and with every spot of green hedgerow that disappears in the UK, we’re seeing their numbers dwindle too. The UKs biggest dairy co-op, Arla, knows this, but through initiatives like the Arla C.A ...

A native herb with fine, feathery leaves and a froth of tiny white flowers in summer, yarrow grows in meadows and hedgerows. James Wood, who runs Totally Wild foraging courses across the UK ...

But many are in a poor condition across the country, and with 70% of UK land in agriculture, there is a huge scope for farmers and land managers to plant and restore hedgerows. The charity wants ...

while the UK Climate Change Committee has proposed increasing the hedge network by 40% by 2050 to help mitigate climate ...

In addition to carbon storage, hedgerows offer many environmental benefits. They connect vital habitats throughout farmland and provide refuge and food to plants, wildlife and livestock. Hedge ...