Hedgerows in Britain are in decline with their numbers halving since World War II. They form a vital part of the countryside environment providing shelter and food for many birds, animals and insects.

For centuries, hedgerows defined the boundaries of agriculture. A hedgerow can be made up of any densely planted growth bordering a field that is cultivated to create a barrier. A traditional European ...

Hedgerows are as British as fish and chips. Without these walls of woody plants cross-stitching the countryside into a harmonious quilt of pastures and crop fields, the landscape wouldn't be the same.

A Coolmore company has been fined €100,000 for illegally removing hedgerows. Here is why they are important and what protections they are afforded. It is a thick line of trees, shrubs and wildflowers ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the country—says new research. A team led by scientists from the University of ...

Transition to post-Brexit farming payments means scheme to protect hedgerows could be lost Hedgerows in England are under threat, farmers and nature groups have warned, as the government prepares to ...

At best they are taken for granted on farms and at worst they are cut back so brutally that the birds, bees and bugs that thrived in and on them lose their sources of food and shelter. But could the ...