MOREhedges
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MOREhedges is administered by the Woodland Trust. The Woodland Trust is a UK conservation charity dedicated to the protection of the UK’s native woodland heritage. The Trust campaigns to protect ancient woods, improve woodland biodiversity, increase native woodland cover and increase understanding and enjoyment of woods.
The MOREhedges scheme includes saplings, advice and funding for new hedging projects of 100 metres or more. The Trust can subsidise up to 75% of the cost if applicants plant 100 metres or more of new hedging and allow a large tree to grow every six metres.
Funding is available for any landowners or farmers to plant hedges on their land as long as eligibility criteria are met. Anyone can apply on behalf of the landowner; however, they must have the landowner’s permission.
Applications are now being taken for planting between November 2022 and March 2023.
Applications are made online.
The MOREhedges project is intended to create new ecological links with woodland in the surrounding landscape. New hedging must connect with:
- At least 0.2 hectares of existing or newly planted woodland (0.1ha in Scotland).
- Woodland via established hedgerows within 500m of the new hedge.
- Applicants must plant at least 100 metres of new hedgerow in a single run.