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Birling

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Volunteers at the site in Birling, Kent, planting hedgerows. Both volunteers are in wellingtons and are wearing protective outdoor clothing, including gloves. The volunteer on the left is wearing a cap, with the volunteer on the right in a beanie hat. The volunteer on the right has a number of thin wooden poles in his hand.

Hedgerows the 'unsung heroes of the countryside'

Hedgerows are being lost due to intensification of agriculture and urban development, CPRE says.