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Hedgerows are an integral part of our landscape and have been with us since the bronze age
They are amazing habitats and provide benefits including livestock control & shelter, wildlife corridors, carbon capture and flood management. The management of hedges has been passed through generations of farmers and land managers and it is essential that good hedgerow management is delivered for generations to come.
Megan Gimber, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), has designed the Healthy Hedgerows App, which is a great resource for surveying hedgerows. The app is also recommended by DEFRA as tool to accessing grants through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
Friends of the Lake District are putting on a free course ‘Healthy Hedgerows Surveying’ on Tuesday 5th November at Low Beckside Farm, Mungrisdale. Megan Gimber will lead the day with discussions on developing a hedge management plan and suitable management options.
Healthy Hedgerows: How to Health-Check Your Hedge
Hedgerows need our help! Hedgerows are the often-unsung heroes of the British countryside, yet they form the UK’s largest wildlife habitat, are a major part of our landscape and cultural heritage, and are crucial to halting biodiversity decline and tackling climate change
Cold Springs’ was farmland gifted to Cumbria Wildlife Trust by Ann and Brian Clarke in 2019. Open fields in an urban location is a challenge, so Cumbria Wildlife Trust decided to work with the community in Penrith to create their first people-led nature reserve. Since then the local community, and…
Every donation made via the Big Give website between 22 - 29 April will be DOUBLED. That’s double the impact, double the difference. We can create an even bigger and better home for nature and people at Dam Mire Wood, all whilst protecting it from development
If you are new to wildlife recording or are an experienced recorder but would welcome a refresh, this webinar hosted by the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre is for you! Watch it now.
