"By building a dead hedge, you’re creating a thriving habitat and contributing to a healthier environment." - Earth Trust

Today's S.W.A.M.P. session was dedicated towards constructing a second 'Dead Hedge' with which to create a natural barrier and eco-friendly screen to shield our equipment from view. Here are some pictures of the hard work which went into a beautifully natural (and clever) device which also has a positive impact on our local ecosystem.

Dead hedges also provide a valuable food and nesting source for wildlife. It can provide essential shelter and a foraging habitats for the likes of hedgehogs and birds, and well as being a natural windbreak.

Using pruned willow and other wood, branches and outdoor debris means nothing is thrown away or burnt, leaving a tidy environment which also benefits biodiversity.

Pollarded willow tidied away for use in the future ...

smaller, thinner pieces of pollarded willow

our first 'dead hedge' which acts as a sanctuary for wildlife as well as a boundary marker for our pond