Hedges and Verges
There are
quite a few lengths of hedging and road verges throughout the parish and these
need to be surveyed in more detail to determine their species richness and age. It is likely that most hedges are post enclosure period and may not
therefore be too diverse except where they form part of the edge of the woodland
areas referred to above. Predominant species seem to comprise hawthorn,
blackthorn, hazel, sucker elm, blackberry and crab apple.
There
are also extensive lengths of road verge in the parish that may be designated as
semi improved grassland. Only limited
widths are cut for traffic requirements and there may be some interesting plant
species present which will hopefully be revealed in hedgerow surveys.