Farmers urge UK government to fund hedge creation to bolster biodiversity

Lack of funding identified as biggest obstacle to planting and maintaining hedgerows

Farmers are urging the government to include hedge creation in its nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme in an attempt to increase biodiversity.

Details about the post-Brexit replacement for the EU's common agricultural policy have been scarce, with land managers simply told they would get payments for providing public goods" such as protecting nature.