Hedge Clipping 15
As the summer progresses the ground flora can grow to the height of the hedge, tangling with the fresh shoots emerging from the shrub layer.
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Jane Reeve
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Hedge Clipping 14
After collecting tree seeds in the autumn last year we have spent the winter growing them on...
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Jane Reeve
- Jun 25
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 13
I had a great day at the Records Centre looking at hedgerow records for the parishes of Hunston and North Mundham
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Jane Reeve
- May 6
- 1 min
Hedge Clipping 12
We have been fortunate to receive another grant from Southern Water's Biodiversity Fund. This will allow us to continue with planting hedge
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MWHG Team
- Mar 11
- 8 min
MWHG Newsletter: 11th March 2024
The High Sheriff of West Sussex, Andy Bliss, braved the mud and rain to visit our projects this month...
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Jane Reeve
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 11
The Hedging Our Future Project comes to an end in Sidlesham this month as the funding was for a year.
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Jane Reeve
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Hedge Clipping 10
Our hedgerows, a uniquely British feature, are continuing to disappear and since World War Two we have lost 50% of them...
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MWHG Team
- Jan 15
- 5 min
MWHG Newsletter: 15th January 2024
Read on to find out how you can help out in the coming months and to see a video recap of our 2023 wildlife survey results.
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Jane Reeve
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Hedge Clipping 9
Climbing plants are an important part of a hedge and something not always seen in woody copses or woods. They can bind the hedge trees...
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Jane Reeve
- Dec 10, 2023
- 3 min
Hedge Clipping 8
In November we have started our planting programme and have planted 648 trees totaling 230 metres of new hedges.
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Louise Barnetson
- Dec 1, 2023
- 2 min
Wittering Area Community Conservation Project Update
By Louise Barnetson The Wittering Area Community Conservation Project has now been running for two years, with one more year to go. The...
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Jane Reeve
- Nov 1, 2023
- 3 min
Hedge Clipping 7
In October we were busy collecting tree seeds ready for processing and potting up. We have collected acorns, hawthorn and blackthorn berries
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Jane Reeve
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 6
In September the project has been busy putting together information and a schedule for the winter planting season...
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Louise Barnetson
- Oct 6, 2023
- 3 min
Good Start to Our Wildlife Habitat Management Season
Join Us As a Volunteer! September marked the beginning of our busy habitat management season, which will run through until next Spring....
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Jane Reeve
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 5
In autumn the trees that make up the hedgerows produce many varieties of fruit that are very important for a large range of wildlife.
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Jane Reeve
- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 4
One special species that relies on the nectar and pollen of native trees in spring is the hazel dormouse...
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MWHG Team
- Jul 10, 2023
- 8 min
MWHG Newsletter: 10th July 2023
This month's upcoming historical display in Selsey, a heritage trail walk taking place in August and updates from our projects.
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Louise Barnetson
- Jul 6, 2023
- 3 min
Finding and Recording Wildlife: Magical Moths, Brilliant Bats, + Valued Volunteers
By Louise Barnetson Above: Magpie Moth. Spring and Summer is a good time to be out looking for wildlife. The birds are nesting, the bees...
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Jane Reeve
- Jul 6, 2023
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 3
June’s project work was focussed on continuing to gather information about hedges, specifically, on historic information on where hedgerows
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Jane Reeve
- Jun 10, 2023
- 2 min
Hedge Clipping 2
The last month has been spent gathering information about the hedges on the peninsula, starting with the data collected by FLOW...
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