Can hedgerows help us save the world?
Event Information
Why hedgerows?
Today, hedgerows remain one of our most valuable yet misunderstood habitats. Healthy hedgerows provide great wildlife refuge and work for climate change mitigation storing more carbon per square km than trees. Once a cornerstone of traditional farming, hedge laying all but vanished from agricultural practice—leaving a devastating impact on British wildlife.
The incredible Megan Gimber from People Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is with us to answer the big questions such as:
Are routine trimmings harming health?
Did barbed wire really render them obsolete?
This exciting talk will bring us closer to understanding the great benefits of this often-ignored habitat.
What to expect
In this online seminar, we’ll explore the following themes:
- The immense ecological and on-farm benefits of hedgerows
- Their incredible capacity to support wildlife at every level of the food chain
- Their deep-rooted history and cultural significance
- What species are thriving in the UK and what’s under threat
- How evidence-led management can help hedgerows flourish
This seminar is aimed at volunteers working for biodiversity, farmers considering management practices that benefit wildlife and any community groups passionate about nature. The session will offer new perspectives and tools to safeguard one of our most quietly heroic habitats—and all the creatures that call them home.
This is an online event (bookable via Eventbrite – instructions below).
About the presenter
Megan Gimber, Key Habitat Officer at PTES (known also as a “hedge geek”) has been working on “woodland edge” habitats and specializing in hedgerows for the last 10 years.
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) works to aid conservation of diminishing wildlife in the UK. This work often involves collaboration with farmers to champion essential lifecycle management and re-establish lost connections with nature.
How to attend
This event is for FCCAN member and those wanting to become members. You can Join FCCAN for free here
It is a free online seminar, but you need to book your place by following the link on this page to Eventbrite. Please, provide your contact details, as the instructions of joining the seminar will be sent a day prior to the event.
