Design Guide Part 3 - North York Moors National Park

SECTION 2LANDSCAPEHedgerow PlantingAs a boundary treatment, good hedgerows should be planted with small stock (forexample 45-60cm) such as ‘transplants’ in two staggered rows at 30-50cm centres(6 plants per metre) (Refer to Figure 5). The closer the shrubs are planted thequicker they will establish and grow. In the North York Moors hawthorn should bethe major species interspersed with two or three others planted in groups of 3-5.If holly is included it should be container grown and planted singly within thehedge.Hedgerow trees should be planted at irregular intervals to avoid a formal designdeveloping.Figure 5:HedgerowPlanting Planfor a RuralSettingNew hedgerowplanting with stockproof fencing as anadditional measure34