Hedgerows are an important habitat for both plants and wildlife. Here in the Yorkshire South Pennines we tend to have dry stone walls (also an important habitat but for different wildlife), but there are hedges too; many originally planted as ‘quick hedges’.

The Park has several hedges, the big one along Kelcliffe Lane, planted in the early 20th century from hawthorn: it now has a mix of species, including some cyclamen in Autumn. FoPP has added to the species mix via the Jubilee and Queens Green canopy projects.