How do I identify the woody species?
As part of the survey, we ask you to tell us which woody species are growing in a 30m sample of your hedge. Before you go out it may be worth checking that you are comfortable identifying the species on our survey form list, to make sure you are comfortable identifying these. If not, this is a great opportunity to scratch up on your tree identification skills! There are many fantastic guides to help you identify native tree species, so if you have a favourite guide or book do take it with you. Alternatively there are some great online guides that might help you, like this A-Z of UK native trees from the Woodland Trust or download this rough guide to hedges from CPRE.
- Survey guidelines
- Which type of survey should I use?
- How do I identify the woody species?
- Do I need a landowners permission to survey a hedgerow?
- How often can I survey my Hedgerow?
- What do the different ratings mean?
- Can I survey a hedge that has already been surveyed?
- How do I know what is the ‘start’ and ‘end’ of a hedge? They are all connected!
- How will this help hedgerows?
- What time of year is it best to survey hedges?
