Devon stone-faced earth banks and hedges

A group kneel by a newly laid hedge

Last week, I had a really satisfying few days of work on two courses delivered by the Dartmoor Hill Farm Project through the Our Upland Commons Project. I started with an introduction to stone-faced earth bank repair near Chagford. A stone-faced earth bank resembles a dry stone wall from the front, inclined at an angle …

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Creating new hedgerows in Norfolk

A newly planted hedge

I’m just back from the beautiful North Norfolk coast, where I have been working alongside Deepdale Backpackers and Camping to develop and lead their latest conservation weekend, planting native species hedgerows. This is the third year that Wild Influence has worked with the team at Deepdale to deliver works on the campsite and farm all …

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