Hedges support wildlife in several ways. Here are a few of the top reasons, according to Mary Philips, head of native plant ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the country—says new research.

But what makes hedgerows really special as habitats is the diversity in planting: the mix of trees, shrubs and ground flora or herb layer all combine to provide a range of ecosystem services and ...

It could therefore be argued that farmers are negatively interacting with the ecosystem. Some hedgerows are now protected by the government and it is illegal to remove them. This helps to preserve ...

or even new hedgerows, can support even a fraction of the biodiversity and ecosystem services or that are lost every time an established hedgerow is removed, not to mention the carbon ...