Hedges and Safety Safety of the children is paramount when conducting field experiments or surveys, or when creating or maintaining a school hedge. Nearly all health and safety issues can be overcome if thought through and addressed correctly. Risk assessments … Continue reading →

Creating and Maintaining Hedges Planting a hedge When a planting a new hedge there are many factors to take into consideration.  The best hedges for schools will include a range of native plants, shrubs and trees appropriate for the regional … Continue reading →

What is a Hedge? Physically, hedges are a living fence or wall between neighbours, farmers, private and public land, but they have great ecological importance that is not always visible. They can be predominantly one single plant species, such as Leylandii, or … Continue reading →

Hedges In collaboration with Hedgelink, the BES has recently published its second wall chart in the series ” Developing School Grounds for Science”. Hedges form one of the most widespread wildlife habitats in the UK, home to both common and … Continue reading →

Teaching Resources The British Ecological Society aims to support teachers and lecturers delivering ecological content in school and higher education. Wall Charts The BES has produced a range of wallcharts that are suitable for teachers of primary, secondary and tertiary … Continue reading →