@RussCheshire 🧵 Exactly that. We lost a lot of #hedgerows to industrial agriculture or theories that #alley trees were dangerous in case of accidents (in reality, alleys slow down).
But also because of an invasive fungal disease, imported by American soldiers in 1944. Their wooden munition boxes were infected and the native #plane trees couldn't resist that #fungus: https://daysontheclaise.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-plight-of-plane-trees.html
We now have resistant hybrids but old trees are dying.
Apropos Napoleon's #alleys,

#fungi #sporespondence

Mornin’.

Today I’m issuing an executive order declaring May 15th as World Whitethorn Day!

The UN no longer has the monopoly on World Days!

So let’s see your photos celebrating this magnificent tree.

#WorldWhitethornDay

Go on you know you want to!
#whitethorn
#hawthorn
#nature
#trees
#wildlife
#biodiversity
#hedgerows
#bees

More than 700,000 trees planted in Surrey

More than 700,000 trees have been planted in Surrey as the county council aims for 1.2 million saplings by 2030.

May 8, 2025

"In the past year, Surrey County Council said its initiative had created about 49,000 new trees and #hedgerows.

"This brings the total number of trees planted to 768,832 since 2019 – more than halfway to the county's target of planting one tree for every Surrey resident.

"A range of community projects have been supporting the challenge.

"Meanwhile, an orchard of 10 fruit trees was created at Goldsworth Park Medical Centre in #Woking as part of the #NHSForest scheme, which aims to transform green spaces within healthcare sites to improve health, #wellbeing and #biodiversity.

"Marisa Heath, Surrey County Council's cabinet member for environment, said: 'Trees play a vital role in enhancing the appearance of Surrey's green spaces, while also strengthening our climate resilience.

" 'We couldn't do this alone, so I thank all the partners, communities and residents who support this initiative. I encourage you to continue to do so to achieve our target for the benefit of our communities and future generations to come.' "

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9e9y48k1vo

#Rewilding #RewildingUK #SolarPunkSunday #PlantingTrees #GreenSpaces #SurreyUK

Why is this done to hedgerows? Nothing can nest safely in this.

#Wildlife #Hedgerows

How farming in #forests could sustain the planet

While growing crops under the canopy may not feed the world, it can help save forests from the axe.

By Sophie Yeo

Excerpt:

"The practice of incorporating trees into agriculture is known as agroforestry, and it has been practised for thousands of years in a number of variations. Some involve planting trees on existing farmland, while other methods use an existing forest as a living laboratory for growing shade-loving species.

"For instance, the traditional #hedgerows that enclose many English fields are an unremarkable sight for many people, yet they provide many ecological benefits including opportunities for foraging and a habitat for #wildlife like #hedgehogs. Less familiar are methods such as alley cropping, where trees are planted in wide rows with crops grown in between them. The approach practiced at Big River Chestnuts farm is known as forest farming, a technique which involves the intentional cultivation of plants beneath the forest canopy (as opposed to foraging for wild species in an existing forest).

"These methods can avoid many of the pitfalls of our current food system, which has caused a precipitous decline in biodiversity and currently contributes around a third of global emissions. But #ForestFarming also provides an incentive to protect existing forests themselves, by giving them an economic reason to remain standing, rather than being logged or cleared. #ForestFarms are usually associated with high-value species that thrive in a shaded environment, including foodstuffs like shiitake mushrooms, but also herbal and medicinal plants."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/how-farming-in-forests-could-sustain-the-planet.html
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodForests #Agroecology

#Hedgerows increase soil carbon storage by 40% (and that's in addition to their value for crop protection, livestock health, biodiversity, pollution sequestration and prevention of runoff and soil erosion) www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Hedgerows increase soil carbon...

Hedgerows increase soil carbon storage by 40%, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-02-hedgerows-soil-carbon-storage.html

#nature #environment #hedgerows #soil #carbon

Free download of the current issue of Wings from the Xerces Society

Particularly interesting was the article by Eric Lee-Mäder on #hedgerows, which were initially used for windbreaks and have added benefits for #biodiversity, water retention and pollination: "The Hedgelands".

#pollinators #nativebees #farming #insectrs #entomology
https://www.xerces.org/publications/wings-magazine/wings-472-fall-2024-things-we-can-do

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 317.

Research suggests that protecting and enhancing existing #hedgerows with early blooming species including #willow, #hawthorn ground ivy, red dead-nettle, maple and cherry could improve #bumblebee colony success rate from 35% to 100%.
#bees

Totton man in court for allegedly destroying hazel dormouse habitat | Daily Echo
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24352576.totton-man-court-allegedly-destroying-hazel-dormouse-habitat/

#Totton
#Dormice
#HazelDormice
#Habitat
#ZSL
#PetersfieldRugbyClub
#Hedgerows

Breathing new life into French #forests through green corridors https://theconversation.com/how-were-breathing-new-life-into-french-forests-through-green-corridors-214010

"To revive dull, homogeneous nature, one typically has to mess it up... However, this poses economic and logistical challenges... Working across 20 000 hectares, our team has spent the past months planting 10 km-long #hedgerows to connect pockets of existing broad-leaf species. The idea is to form a physical barrier to increase resilience to pests and diseases"

#GreaterStitchwort and #EarlyPurpleOrchid in bloom in the #hedgerows on #IslandReagh, #StrangfordLough.

#CountyDown #NorthernIreland #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #flower #flowers #wildflowers #orchid #wildorchid #shotoniphone #halidecamera

#watercolour #watercolor #watercolours #arr #painting #landscape #landscapes #hedgerows #mastoart #mastoartist
#aquarelle #aquarell #aquarel

#Thrush #britishbirds #songbirds #hedgerow #hedgerows #nature #wildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #photooftheday #photoshoot #photographylovers #photography📷 #summer2023 #carlisle #cumbria #uk

How An Ancient Map Transformed A Northumberland Farm [England, UK]
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-67543068 <-- shared media article
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"Charlotte and Charlie Bennett have spent four years converting their Northumberland farm back to how it would have looked more than 200 years ago…
It was all thanks to the discovery of a long-forgotten map.
The document, found in a Newcastle library, revealed a rich pasture landscape littered with ancient field names, hedgerows and woodland that had long since disappeared.
It showed the Bennetts how their 440-acre Middleton North estate looked in 1805…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #Bennett #farm #refurbishment #map #cartography #Northumberland #Newcastle #library #history #hedgerows #woodland #pasture #farmland #estate #England #UK #restoration #farm #wildlife #ecology #environment

Sacred Connections Capturing the Beauty of Diverse Wildlife in Hedgerows with Michael Stubblefield

See More Seeds: https://aidyslexic.raupulus.dev/collections/show/735

#StableDiffusion #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #wildlife #diverse #hedgerows #sacred #connections #flocks #nature #photography #natural-state #protagonist

Light on bracken
#lightandshadow #artAndnature #bracken #plants #hedgerows