Introducing Hedgerow Heroes

Our new project to help restore the hedgerow network in Herefordshire

Hedgerows are a haven for wildlife, help reduce flooding and run-off, and capture carbon dioxide. They play a vital role in our environment, acting as linear forests, and are our largest connected ‘nature reserve.’ One in ten vulnerable species in the UK, including hedgehogs and dormice, depend on hedgerows. To continue benefiting from them we need to protect, sustain, and expand our hedgerows for our well-being and future existence.

Project Aims

– Collaborate with local communities, schools, landowners, and farmers to raise awareness about the importance of hedgerows.
– Help manage existing hedges.
– Plant at least 2.5km of new hedgerows by April 2025!

Funding

We are thrilled to have secured funding for 2.5km of new hedgerows and community work, but we want to plant more!

If we secure additional funding, we aim to plant 2.8km or even 3km of new hedgerows by April 2025. We need your help to achieve this! Visit our pledge donations page on the Big Give website to pledge. If you, or a business you know, can support our cause, please click here  – PLEDGE VIA BIG GIVE.  We need all pledges by the end of August, with payments not required until mid-December.

If we raise £2,000 in pledges, Big Give Champions can match this amount, potentially exceeding £8,000 in total!

Did you know more than 80% of our farmland birds rely on hedgerows for protection and food? Hedgerows also prevent soil erosion and regulate water supply for crops. What’s not to love about hedgerows?!

Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who pledge to this project.  We shall keep you all up to date with our progress on our social media (click the links at the bottom of this page to follow us for all the latest).

Volunteering

We are also looking for volunteers to help plant and lay hedgerows between October and March. If you’re interested, please email us at volunteer@cpreherefordshire.org.uk.

For more information and resources, including classroom lesson plans and our hedgerow brochure, visit our main Hedgerow Heroes page.