2 day Hedge Laying Workshop - The Hampshire Hedge, CPRE Hampshire

Hedge laying is an ancient craft, yet essential to modern day hedgerow maintenance.

We have lost half of all our hedgerows in the last 70 years, over 500,000km of hedgerow (enough to go beyond the moon)! Now, of those we have left, half are in unfavourable condition due to lack of or poor management. Learn how to lay a hedge back into good health so that you can have a go on your own hedge or encourage someone local to you to adapt their management - together we can revive UK hedges!

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2-day course: aimed at anyone with an interest in gaining the skills to improve their local hedgerows.

Time: 10am - 4pm (both days)

If the cost is prohibitive, please email [email protected]

Please bring:

• Packed lunch and water

• Long sleeve and sturdy trousers (the hedge has lots of hawthorn in it)

• Baseball caps to protect heads from thorns
• PPE - leather gloves and goggles (we will provide these if you don't own them)

If you have your own hand tools then I would encourage you to bring them (loppers, folding saws, billhooks, axe). There will be a selection of tools provided also.

Location: Forest House Farm

Please note: this address does not come up on google maps. Using W3W is best for this location, or you can follow the google link below.

What3Words for parking/ meeting: ///verdict.kinds.blunders

Google maps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HU3eoX6BoA2hUmz9

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With 72% of the UK as farmland, hedgerows are the lifeline to so much of our native wildlife, making do in this agriculturally dominated landscape. Hedgerows are also incredibly important for people, farmers, climate change and the environment. Learn more about hedgerows on one of our free online talks this winter by signing up to our newsletter www.cprehampshire.org.uk/get-involved/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/

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The Hampshire Hedge Project

This event is part of the wider Hampshire Hedge project, connecting up the New Forest and the South Downs National Parks with green corridor of hedgerows and wild spaces. Over a 3-year period (starting Autumn 2023) CPRE Hampshire will restore a network of 12 – 14 miles of hedgerows working with local communities, schools, landowners and farmers to manage existing hedgerows and plant new ones, connecting copses and meadows along the way.

Volunteering - Hedge planting action days

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please follow this link for more information about how you can help on this project: www.cprehampshire.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/cpre-hampshire-hedge-volunteer/

We will be running weekly action days every Thursday and one weekend day a month from November - March. We welcome any help, whether it be joining for a few hours, just one time or every week!

Host or Publisher CPRE Hampshire, the Countryside Charity