Help create and restore Cumbria’s hedgerows

THE REAL HEDGE FUND

Raised: $791Goal: $4,000

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What’s so great about hedges?

Hedges connect habits, improve biodiversity, store carbon, help prevent flooding and many other wonderful things.

They are loved by the dormouse, barn owls, bats and several species of birds.

We are working with partners, farmers and landowners to raise funds to create and restore more of these lovely features across the Cumbrian landscape.

Why do hedgerows need your help?

Each year nearly 6,000 miles of old hedges were completely uprooted while less than 1,200 miles of new ones planted

With this loss of habitat we will lose mammals, birds, and insect species. Hedges also act as wildlife corridors allowing dispersal between isolated habitats.

Without hedgerows we lose the ability to prevent soil erosion. They create a natural barrier that prevents water run-off from fields, so the ground is less likely to dry out.

Got a Hedge Project you'd like help with?

If you are planning to make a hedge why not apply to see if you qualify for a grant

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Where does your money go?

It costs around £25 to plant and protect each new metre of hedgerow. Using saplings and fencing.

We have set an initial target of £100,000 which will help plant or restore 4kms of hedgerow in the Lake District and Cumbria.

It’s a great start – but we have plans to do the same in other areas.

One project we are working with is in the Ullswater Valley with Danny Teasdale of Ullswater CIC he is speaking above on why hedges matter.

Sadly over the last 70 years our hedgerows have become significantly reduced both in the length and in quality. Now seems a really excellent opportunity to engage and support farmers, landowners and communities to reinstate and improve their hedgerows.

We are working with our partners The Federation for Common Land, Ullswater CIC , Food, Farming and Countryside Commission and The Lake District National Park.

We want to showcase good practice would enable and encourage others to participate snowballing the length and quality of hedgerows throughout Cumbria.

The funding will be distributed in the form of grants that will help us monitor:

Long term maintenance and care
Impact of the planting
Improving and creating high quality hedgerow habitat in Cumbria
Increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of hedgerows in the landscape
Our hedges are good Value for Money – ensuring this money raised compliments any other sources of funding that farmers and landowners can access.

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Get Invoved

Local links – We care about hedgerows in the Lake District and Cumbria – but also about hedges in your community? Do you have good examples please send images or links to great community projects.
Get in touch with your pictures and stories of hedges that you see out and about?
Is there a hedge near you to have a look at? They are so much more than boundaries.
We are working on a downloadable worksheet, one for each season, that helps understand what is in your hedge please come back soon also sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date.
Come and visit them – opportunities may be available soon to join hedge planting sessions.

Partners and stakeholders

As the Lead Partner we are working with Ullswater CIC , Food, Farming and Countryside Commission , Eden Rivers Trust , Cumbria Wildlife Trust and The Lake District National Park