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Hedgerows
National lead organisation: Defra
Local lead organisation: Bedfordshire FWAG
A hedgerow is a more or less continuous line of shrubs or trees that has been cut often to maintain a regular shape. This includes both recently-managed and other hedges, including hedges with walls or fences. Some hedgerows are very old and have historic as well as ecological value. Hedgerows in Bedfordshire and LutonThe oldest recorded hedges in the county date from 969 AD. In 1991 it was estimated that 4,500 km of hedgerows exist in the county. Luton is thought to have up to 80 km of pre-1901 hedgerows. Some of our most common hedgerow shrub species are hawthorn, blackthorn, elder and ash.
Check out these links to learn more about hedgerows:
National action plan for ancient and species rich hedgerows
Bedfordshire & Luton action plan for hedgerows
Chalk
Hills of Bedfordshire hedgerow survey report (BedsLife 2008)
Maulden Parish
local hedgerow survey report and
appendices
(BedsLife 2007)
Studham Parish
local hedgerow census report (BedsLife 2006)
Hedgerow tree survey of
the Ivel and Ouse valleys report 1978 (Bedfordshire County Council)
Hedgerow survey
of Bedfordshire 1991 (Bedfordshire County Council)
Hedgelink - working together for the UK's hedgerows BBC Science and Nature: hedgerows About hedges, hedgelaying and how to find a hedge layer Hedge cutting: answers to 18 common questions (Natural England) Hedgerow trees: answers to 18 common questions (Natural England) Hedgerow planting: answers to 18 common questions (Natural England) Hedgerows: their socio-economic benefits (Natural England) Hedgerow survey handbook (Defra) Farm hedges and their management (RSPB) Hedgerow management: technical information (FWAG)
Managing farmland habitats for invertebrates: hedgerows and cereal field margins
(Buglife)
British habitats: hedgerow (Natural History Museum)
Safe use of rotary flail hedge
cutters (Health and Safety Executive)
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