Woodland and hedgerow creation, Wales
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By funding this project you are contributing to their work. You will receive impact reports and measurements but you won't receive a carbon credit.
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Background
This abandoned farmhouse and smallholding is being restored to benefit wildlife, food production, and the local economy. A woodland block is being planted at one end, a shelterbelt to block the wind is being planted along the road, and hedging filling the remaining borders. The hedgerow is 125 metres in total, with 600 hedging plants, with the following native species Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Guelder Rose, Hazel, and Alder Buckthorn.
Why did we choose this project?
Enhancing tree and hedgerow cover in the UK is crucial for removing carbon from the atmosphere, reducing the risk of flooding during heavy downpours and enhancing air quality.
This project is particularly important to fund because it is much harder to attract funding for hedgerow creation even though hedgerows are just as important as woodland for sequestering carbon and supporting nature, for some species even more important because they often link small woods so are essential corridors along which wildlife can travel.
Star fact
Hedgerows link small woods providing essential corridors along which wildlife can travel. Hedges support up to 80 per cent of our woodland birds, 50 per cent of our mammals and 30 per cent of our butterflies. The ditches and banks associated with hedgerows provide habitat for frogs, toads, newts and reptiles.
UN Sustainability Goals
Location
Ceredigion, Wales, UK, England