volunteers needed!
become a hedgerow survey volunteer
Hedgerow survey volunteers are currently needed for 2010-2011 in Cumbria, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire (south), Hertfordshire (north-west) and Oxfordshire.
Eleven successful Hedgerow Survey Workshops have already been held and two more will be taking place in 2010:
- Kent Hedge Survey Workshop: Monday 2nd August 2010 10am-4pm, Brook Village Hall near Ashford, Kent TN25 5PE. For full details click here.
- Hertfordshire Hedge Survey Workshop: Mon 9th August 2010 10am-4pm, Hewitt Room, Weathampstead Memorial Hall, Marford Road, St. Albans AL4 8AY. For full details click here.
Volunteers will learn how to survey and map the condition of hedgerows using an adaptation of the standard DEFRA method. By the end of the workshop, the trained volunteers will be able to assist with the mapping of hedgerows corridors and will be assigned hedgerows in their chosen hotspots.
We also still need surveyors in our 2009-10 hotspots in Surrey, Essex, Shropshire and Dorset but please note no survey workshops will be undertaken these counties this year.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or would like to be put on our Hedgerows mailing list please email us or call Jim on 020 7498 4533.
View hotspot maps for Surrey, Essex, Dorset and Shropshire.
You can download a survey pack by clicking on the links below:
- intro letter
- hedgerow survey instructions
- hedgerow survey form
- tree and shrub ID guide
- example survey map
- hedgerow type guidance sheet
- adjacent land use type guidance sheet
- management type guidance sheet
- hedgerow owner letter
- health and safety
- volunteer time sheet
