The SLH Hedge

In 2016 SLH started working on a hedge established about 150 years ago. It had been neglected, and was a line of straggly trees with gaps. It wasn’t a hedge anymore! A professional taught us the rudiments of the ancient art of laying a hedge to make it thicker and bushier.

Hedges are important for the environment and biodiversity, and sadly numbers have diminished by over 50% in the last 50 years. Healthy hedge habitats are crucial to the survival of local wildlife, such as hedgehogs, mice, frogs, bats and birds. Other plants are sheltered by hedges and in turn provide nectar for bees and butterflies. Hedges help the soil to keep stable and healthy, and healthy soils store carbon.

You can find the SLH volunteers at the hedge on the third Sunday in the month from 10am to 12 noon. Check our Events page for alterations.