Hedgerow Survey Grant Confirmed

Countrycare have been successful with a £5000 grant application to DEFRA and their Environmental Land Management Division. The grant will provide funding for a Local Hedgerow Survey to be undertaken in the parishes of Sheering, Matching and Moreton. The survey should increase our understanding of the landscape within this part of the district and work towards targets set in the UK, Essex and Epping District Biodiversity Action Plans. The data will also be used to target future tree planting in the area.

Countrycare staff will be working closely with local landowners to let them know about the survey and to discuss hedgerow planting opportunities. The survey and report should be completed by February 2011.