Hedgerows
Your chance to take part in hedgerows consultation
Monday 11 September 2023
Hedgerows take centre-stage in a Defra consultation that should hopefully help ensure their survival. Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is aiming to gather views on how hedgerows – such a feature of our countryside – are protected as cross compliance measures are lost with the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme. […] Read more >
Huge campaign win as government sets hedgerow targets
Thursday 9 March 2023
We’re celebrating a big step forward for nature and climate as the government has finally announced an ambitious target to create or restore 30,000 miles of hedgerows by 2037, and 45,000 miles of hedgerows by 2050, under the new Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. In a landmark decision for hedgerows, meeting the target goes some way […] Read more >
Farmers want funding to extend hedgerow network and boost nature, shows CPRE survey
Thursday 8 December 2022
There is overwhelming support among farmers for the government to introduce a target to expand the country’s hedgerow network. A nationwide survey showed the vast majority of farmers and land managers responding also wanted the government to properly fund the target, which is 40 per cent more hedgerows by 2050, as recommended by the Climate […] Read more >
Boosting hedgerows by 40 per cent would create 25,000 jobs, CPRE research reveals
Monday 6 September 2021
For every £1 invested in hedgerows, as much as £3.92 is generated for the wider economy, new research from CPRE, the countryside charity, has revealed CPRE is calling on the government to stop dragging its feet and set a target to increase the hedgerow network by 40 per cent by 2050, which would be a […] Read more >
Hedgerows: how we can help protect a countryside treasure
Wednesday 1 September 2021
They are one of the most familiar features of the Essex countryside. We find them lining roads, railways and footpaths. We see them bordering fields and gardens. But hedgerows are under threat from poor management practices and development pressures and many have been removed. Hedgerows originally defined ownership boundaries and provided shelter and stock-proof barriers […] Read more >
Our open letter to government: heroic hedgerows and climate change
Tuesday 10 August 2021
CPRE, the countryside charity, has joined with other major charities to call for urgent action to extend the country’s hedgerows by 40% by 2050 to protect nature and help tackle the climate crisis. Our humble hedgerows are the unsung heroes of the countryside. They have been adding beauty and character to our landscapes for centuries […] Read more >