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HEDGEROW RESTORATION PROJECT TAKES SHAPE AT WIMPOLE ESTATE
contractors, planted over 30,000 trees, laid 1.6km of hedgerow and coppiced a further 700m. The work is helping hedgerows flourish, encouraging flowering and fruiting and the growth of dense, healthy structure that offers food and shelter for wildlife, including red-listed farmland birds such as corn bunting (pictured), yellowhammer and linnet. as an opportunity for families, patients, businesses and the wider community to show their support and highlight its continued impact across the region. Majority Audio partnered with CUFC to provide 20 hospitality suite tickets and a further 100 tickets for EAAA crew members, volunteers and former patients to attend the match. Before the game, attendees watched a helicopter flyover by the EAAA on-duty crew.
hedge management techniques and new planting. During the project, around 10% of existing hedges will be coppiced, 6.7km will be laid and 13.8km of new hedgerow will be planted, equating to around 83,000 native trees and shrubs. This winter (November to February), three National Trust property rangers and a team of volunteers, supported by specialist
A ten-year hedgerow restoration programme is currently underway at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate, helping reshape the historic working landscape in the heart of Cambridgeshire. Developed in 2023, the long- term project sets out a plan to restore and strengthen around 23km of hedgerow across the estate using a mix of traditional
Helicopter flyover marks charity partnership East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) joined forces with
Cambridge United Football Club (CUFC) and Majority Audio for a special match-day partnership on 14 March against Gillingham, to raise awareness of the critical care it delivers in East Anglia. The collaboration is part of the charity’s ongoing work to highlight its mission and the service its crews provide every day. The event served
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