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Have you ever wondered what to do with broken, pruned and coppiced branches to benefit wildlife? In this film by Quentin Clark of Silk Purse Videos, Mike Saynor from the Holt Copse Volunteers demonstrates how to make a dead hedge using these branches. He explains how a dead hedge will evolve over years as it decomposes and becomes an important habitat for fungi, invertebrates, reptiles and other woodland flora and fauna.

For more details on the excellent work the Holt Copse conservation volunteers do please visit https://www.hccv.org.uk/.