Cornish hedgerow
Before she left her post in the AONB, we were lucky to have a presentation from Alice Lewthwaite about the importance of hedges. By making some simple changes to how we all manage our hedges we have the potential to provide:
- better habitats
- carbon sinks (Did you know: a carbon sink is anything that has the potential to absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases)
- stock shade
- improvements in water quality (Did you know: a well placed hedge acts as a barrier slowing the flow of water over land, reducing the force of overland flow. It filters sediment and mops up nutrients as it intercepts the flow)
- better air filters – not just for pollution but for noise too
- wildlife corridors
To find out more here are some useful links:
http://www.cornishhedges.co.uk/index.htm
https://devonhedges.org/
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