From tradition to wildlife: volunteers complete 1.1km hedgerow
Date: 13th April 2026
The ‘Rough Around the Hedges’ volunteer group has restored 1.1km of hedgerow at Road Farm, Great Missenden.
The ‘Rough Around the Hedges’ volunteer group has restored 1.1km of hedgerow at Road Farm, Great Missenden.
Did you know hedges were used as living fences, marking ownership and keeping animals in or out of a field? However, over time, gaps in the hedgerows develop allowing animals to escape or trample crops. For years this has been managed with a technique called hedge laying, which involves cutting each stem and laying it down...