About hedges:
- Hedgelink information and guidance for anybody seeking hedgerow knowledge, learning, and advice. For further hedge resources see Hedgelink’s Hedge Hub, and particularly useful for us in Kingston, Hedgelink’s section on hedges in towns and cities
- Kingston’s Hedgerow Habitat Action Plan
- RSPB: Plant a hedge for wildlife
- Woodland Trust on hedgerows: “Vital features in the landscape, hedges are more than an essential refuge for wildlife. Small but mighty, they also clean our air, capture carbon, reduce flooding and give clues to historic land management” and how to plant and maintain them.
- Wildlife Trust on hedgerows
- CPRE’s insider’s guide to hedgerows: “what actually is a hedgerow – and why are we so keen on them?”
With thanks to Habitats & Heritage and members of their Kingston Hedgerow Working Party
And trees, if you have space for them:
- CPRE London Including their London Tree Ring vision
- Street Trees for Living - a Lewisham-based charity dedicated to bringing people closer to nature and trees closer to people... {helping to]make London a greener and more liveable city, one tree at a time" and a useful model for Kingston.
- Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC (GiGL), "the capital’s environmental records centre – we mobilise, curate and share data that underpin our knowledge of London’s natural environment. We enable our stakeholders to make informed decisions in policy and practice." See GiCL's Discover London and Discover London User Guide.
- Treenomics: "we believe in sustainable treescapes. For everyone."
- Free trees for schools and community groups from the Woodland Trust
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How to create resilient UK woodlands: a new study by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Forest Research has shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of planting versus natural colonisation when it comes to creating resilient woodlands. Read a news report - New Kew study reveals best approach to building resilient UK woodlands.
- If you'd like to adopt and (re-)wild a grass verge or a Council-owned flower-bed or donate a tree please email for permission and guidance from the Council Green Spaces Team.
See also Why go wild - how trees, hedges and wild nature benefit wildlife, people and planet.