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FREE hedge laying course

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The Campaign to Protect Rural England have launched a project called Hedgerow Heroes and are offering a free hedge laying course in Dog Kennel Hill Open Space (next to DKH Sainsburys). This traditional and ancient technique involves cutting into the hedge plants and laying them down so that they sprout from the base and create a much thicker and healthier hedge. You can watch a video from 1942 on Youtube. The project is all about creating healthy hedges for habitat.

We have an expert hedge-layer, Robert Cole, who will train up a group of people in the art of hedge laying. Dates are all in March: 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 22. You need to reserve a ticket on eventbrite (links below). The times are 10am - 3pm and you don't need to come to all 6 sessions, though you'll learn more if you do.

Tasks include clearing undergrowth so the hedge gets light at the base, harvesting stakes from the woods (we will be carefully choosing branches and stems of trees that we can use and that will not adversely affect the tree), pleaching (i.e. cutting into the hedge stems), thinning, weaving and tying in.

Reserve your tickets here:
16th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852798351827?aff=oddtdtcreator
18th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852806847237?aff=oddtdtcreator
19th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852808000687?aff=oddtdtcreator
20th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852814600427?aff=oddtdtcreator
21st: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852818241317?aff=oddtdtcreator
22nd: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgerow-heroes-at-dog-kennel-hill-open-space-tickets-852819846117?aff=oddtdtcreator

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