Hedgerows are protected and enhanced

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Hedgerows are not trimmed during the bird nesting season Hedgerows are trimmed more often than every two or three years Habitats are not damaged by cultivation Hedgerows are not removed (without permission) Remove hedgerows Avoid cutting all hedges on a farm in the same year Do not trim hedges more than once every two or three years Hedges should be maintained to a height which is customary to the local landscape (but no less than 1.5 m) Hedges should have a mixture of heights and widths Allow saplings to grow into hedgerow trees at intervals (e.g. 4 trees randomly spaced over 200 m) where this fits in with the local landscape character

View all links (top-down) Hedgerows are protected and enhanced View all links (bottom-up)

Links to: Link details Item Maintain and improve living landscape Increase habitats for mammals Increase nesting habitats for birds Increase winter food sources for birds Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Plants - improve habitat and management Increase habitats for invertebrates Provide an attractive landscape

Description/Information:
GAEC 15. Hedgerows

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009