Farmers want funding to extend hedgerow network and boost nature

Sussex backs national calls for vital nature corridors and ‘properly funded’ targets

Farmers have shown ‘overwhelming support’ for targets to expand the country’s hedgerow network in a report released today (December 6).

In a survey conducted on behalf of the national CPRE charity, almost 90% of farmers said hedgerows are important to them and their business.

However, 70% cited cost as the biggest barrier to planting hedgerows, while the same percentage would plant more hedgerows with improved government incentives.

Read: PRESS RELEASE_ Farmers want funding to extend hedgerow network