George Pidgeon
Hedge-laying practitioner and course organiser from the Blackdown Hills Hedge Association who demonstrates and teaches traditional Devon-style hedgelaying on his family farm.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 25min
Hedgerow havens
Rob Walton, ecologist and Devon farmer who surveyed a single hedge and catalogued its life. George Pidgeon, hedge-layer and trainer who teaches traditional Devon-style hedgelaying. Megan Gimber, hedge specialist on ecology, carbon and management. They discuss hands-on hedgelaying, staggering species richness found in one hedge, hedgerows as wildlife corridors and carbon stores, and traditional craft and techniques.
