Batty Piece

The Campaign to Protect Rural England ( CPRE) do a great job promoting the amazing value of our countryside and should be supported.

Here is what they say about hedgerows. 

"Hedgerows are the vital stitching in the patchwork of our countryside. Not only are they beautiful, with shifting seasonal colours, but they also provide homes and corridors for wildlife. And all the while they help tackle the climate crisis by capturing carbon from the air and storing it in plants, slowing climate change. We’d like to see more hedgerows planted and restored, and support the Climate Change Committee’s call for a 40% increase in the extent of hedgerows by 2050 to help tackle the climate emergency."

At last I have added some photos which I took a few days ago in our very own meadow shown below.

I am pleased to see the 200 metre long hedgerow we planted in 2006 with young native trees is now looking full of interest as we see the 7 different native trees flowering and growing well in Batty Piece in Curry Rivel, Somerset. The new hedge links up with ancient hedges at both ends which all enclose a 4 acre protected wild flower meadow.The photo shows the path we keep mown around the field. 

There is a rich covering of buttercups, cowslips and later on there will be many Pyramidal orchids too.