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Hedgerow Heroes smash it again – do you want to join them next time?
Saturday 25 May 2024
The third year of CPRE’s Hedgerow Heroes project has come to a close, with planting and restoration targets exceeded and thousands of volunteers actively making a difference in their community for nature and climate. The Hedgerow Heroes project, which is corporate-funded, began three years ago and supports local CPREs in mobilising their communities to plant […] 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 >