Garden birds need a hedge against decline | Letters
16-04-2025 18:32 via theguardian.com

Garden birds need a hedge against decline | Letters

Geoff Bunce thinks replacing garden fences with hedges could help revive dwindling bird populations. Plus a letter from Lesley BarnesRe the declining numbers of birds that we are seeing (or not seeing) in our gardens, I believe that a significant contributing factor is the lack of garden hedges (Starlings fall to record low in UK’s 2025 Big Garden Birdwatch, 11 April). Your report states that starlings like short grass so that they can watch out for predators, but smaller birds need hedgin
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