Sentences with phrase «as hedgerows»

With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many countries, fewer nest sites are available — leading to more competition.

A three - year study in Denmark concentrated on the non-crop habitats, such as hedgerows, of conventional and organic farms and their effects on bird populations.

Many are interested in releasing beneficial insects or planting more habitat such as hedgerows, but feel constrained by lack of knowledge and experience.

It can be read as a hedgerow or copse, or enjoyed as a precursor to Robert Motherwell's oval processions.

Not exact matches

Taking Starlight and Moonlight out each day to keep the brambles down was one of my duties as was collecting branches from the hedgerows to feed them with.

These include live fences (hedgerows), riparian zones and conservation of forested areas, as well as an optimum shade level for agroforestry crops such as coffee.

While overall habitat loss is a factor in these declines, research also indicates that even fields of sufficient size, if they are fragmented or interrupted by hedgerows or natural windbreaks, will be passed over by the birds, which may view the linear plantings as cover for predators.

That's what the government has called vast tracts of land outside our towns and cities that it has wanted to protect from development - as if they were full of birds, bugs and gentle hedgerows.

They now have a list of native California plants, such as redbud (Cercis occidentalis) and wild asters, which can be combined to create ideal hedgerows, providing pollen - rich blooms from early spring to late autumn.

I made this with blackberries, as there is an abundance of them in the hedgerow.

This is quickly followed by the first daffodils, and here they are everywhere, growing wild in the country as they emerge from hedgerows and pop up in fields to make our walks just that little bit prettier.

Just like that, we were trekking through hedgerows and overgrown meadows, along cypress - cloistered lanes that led (as you promised) to views through iron gates of old, ornate houses, all seemingly deserted, their gardens luxuriant with oleander, poppies, and roses, teeming with bees.

And as for the hedge rows, forget it, they're long gone (no money to be made off of hedgerows).

If you go for a country walk you can often feel differences as you walk in fields, up hills, in hollows, by hedgerows, near dykes, lakes canal pathways etc..

The specifics of what that means are still being ironed out, but the bill is likely to include soil health targets for soil health for farmers, as well as incentives for soil - friendly practices like crop rotation, cover crops, and the planting of hedgerows, wind breaks and other natural guards against erosion.

The house is surrounded by trees and hedgerows, as well as being set behind private gates, so it has total privacy from the neighbouring streets.

«Introduce elements from the British countryside, such as foliage reminiscent of hedgerows,» says Craig Roman, head of visual merchandising at Dobbies.

The May - flowering Anthriscus sylvestris «Ravenswing» (pictured) is less invasive than other forms of hedgerow cow parsley and will offer textural contrast to a border of more articulated plants, such as Salvia argentea, Allium schubertii and spiky Acanthus mollis.