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Our hedgerows are a safe home for nature, providing food and linking together fragmented habitats.

More than 2,000 species call our hedgerows home.

That's why we need more, bigger and bushier hedgerows right across the country.

Sign the petition > https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/85848/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=cpre-web

Sign up now for the Hedgerow Hike in September to celebrate #hedgerows, get some exercise & help raise funds for CPRE Sussex. Hedgerows are major features of the Sussex landscape & are vital habitats for over 2,000 species, including hedgehogs and dormice. http://cpresussex.org.uk/hedgerow-hike/

We’ve lost half our hedgerows since 1945, intensifying nature’s decline and hindering the fight against climate change.

But we can turn this around.

Tell the government to start planting and restoring 100s if miles of hedgerows every year #40by50 https://takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/85848/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=cpre-web

Center Parcs has announced a proposed development at Oldhouse Warren, West Sussex, within the High Weald AONB. Mid Sussex District Council is required by law to protect AONB’s from inappropriate or excessive development.
Find out more on our website:
https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/news/center-parcs-picks-wrong-site-for-sussex-development/

⁦@WSGazette⁩ today featuring our #hedgerow hike #sussex #southdowns

Spot the difference! 

These photos were taken in the same town on the same day - the only difference is the presence of trees in the second street.

Read more about our work to plant more trees in Sussex here: https://www.cpresussex.org.uk/what-we-care-about/hedgerows/

IKEA has pulled out of the superstore site next to Shoreham Airport.
We now look to Adur council to work with the community and any new site owners to find a better use for this land, taking into account concerns about climate change, biodiversity and local environment quality.

Hedgerow highlights 🌳
 
Since 1926, we have been on a mission to campaign for the preservation of hedgerows - not only to protect our wildlife, but also to help combat climate change and maintain balance in our ecosystems. 
 
To learn more, click here: https://www.cpre.org.uk/discover/hedgerow-highlights-milestones-from-cpres-95-years-of-campaigning/

There are over 4,200 species of beetle in the UK, with 1000 species reliant on woodland to survive, and dead and rotting wood being important habitat for nesting and larvae. Making beetle buckets, beetle banks or leaving log piles to rot provides important habitat for the species