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Garden, UrbanThe Young Tree Grower’s Guide
Fun activities to grow massive trees from tiny seeds!
Welcome to The Young Tree Grower’s Guide, a beginner’s guide to identifying and growing trees from seed, and starting a Community Tree Nursery.
Free
Informational learning
PosterGarden, Rural, UrbanHedgerows guide
A wallchart guide describing the importance of hedgerows and how to manage hedgerows to benefit local landscape and wildlife
May require purchase
Informational learning
PosterGarden, Rural, UrbanThe benefits of healthy hedgerows
This poster and accompanied text showcase the benefits that healthy hedgerows have on the surrounding crops, livestock, soil and environment
Free
Informational learning
PosterGarden, Rural, UrbanThe ecosystem services of hedgerows
Hedgerows do more than mark field boundaries and contain livestock. This poster shows some of the ecosystem services provided by hedgerows
Free
Informational learning
PosterGarden, Rural, UrbanA History of Hedgerows
A poster describing the history of hedgerows in the UK
Free
Informational learning
PodcastUrbanLife On The Hedge – Secrets of The City
Want a career in nature but don’t know where to start? The Life On The Hedge podcast is for you.
Hedgerows can play a huge part in keeping our towns and cities bursting with wildlife, whilst helping our physical and mental health too
Free
Informational learning
PodcastRural, UrbanLife On The Hedge – Creating and Protecting Our Future Forests
Want a career in nature but don’t know where to start? The Life On The Hedge podcast is for you.
Find out how a group of young scots and designing a forest of the future
Free
Informational learning
CourseRural, UrbanWood Chippers
Training and assessment course to learn how to operate wood chippers. Lantra Award certificate and Lantra Skills card are awarded upon successful completion of this…
May require purchase
Practical learning
PosterGarden, Rural, UrbanA Hedgerow Through the Seasons
Hedgerows are precious habitats made up of native trees, shrubs, and flowers. They form a network of wildlife corridors across our landscape, providing food and shelter for insects, birds, and mammals.
A beautifully illustrated resource for Biodiversity Data Centre's All-Ireland Pollinator Plan showing which hedgerow plants flower in each season, and what animals benefit from the…
Free
learning
CourseRural, UrbanLevel 2 Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Hand-held Hedge Cutters
Training course on operating hand-held hedge cutting tools safely
May require purchase
Practical learning