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Garden proud of the fact that he has more dormice in his hedges than he could count. Oh, lucky man. I hadn’t realised that dormice are creatures that favour woodland edges. They build damp nests deep in the hedge which can vary in size from that of a satsuma to a grapefruit, using green leaves, shredded honeysuckle and various grasses or rushes. They then hibernate from October to April and for the rest of the year they are pretty torpid, never travelling too far from their nests. And whilst dormice can travel on the ground when they are searching out their diet of nuts, fruits and insects – oh, and pollen too – they prefer the shelter and safety of a hedgerow to scurry through. He then described some of the plants to be found in his hedges, amongst them hawthorn, the berries of which are good at reducing blood pressure but ‘dull’ to eat; to wild angelica, Angelica sylvestris, a firm favourite with his cows; and sweet smelling meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria. And then there are the hedgerow trees that sometimes grow away between cutting and are often given a reprieve to grow on. It seems that hedges with trees such as oak, ash, holly and alder growing in with them increase the numbers of creatures like bats, moths and birds hugely. Another interesting statistic was that a mature hawthorn can have berries on the one plant equivalent to two hundred metres of regularly cut hedgerow. We know here that hedges tend to be cut every winter but whilst they need to be managed, it seems that a cut every three years produces far greater quantities of berries and fruits for wildlife as the plants flower on the previous year’s wood. I must say that here we have extremes and that is just down one lane. On one side we have a fifteen foot hedge which hasn’t been touched for several years and which is now thin and straggly and falling into the road with alarming regularity and on the other side we have a hedge which is usually cut down mercilessly just as the blackberries are at their best! This year we’ve been glad to see that it was left until most of the fruit was picked over by the birds. Mr Walton was right about walking slowly sometimes just to take in the different birds and other wildlife who inhabit our hedges – voles, wood mice, shrews, weasels and the shyer stoats are all in there – along with all manner of small passerine birds. It’s lovely to see wrens hopping through the hedge during a dog walking meander only giving themselves away with their amazingly loud voices – surely a Tiny Bird with a Giant Voice. Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948 for gardening advice and help in the sourcing and supply of interesting garden plants. Below: Beautiful hawthorn blossom priceless-magazines.com 96
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