The Prince of Wales hosted a hedge-laying competition at his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire.
The Prince of Wales spoke of the importance of Britain's hedgerows during a rural crafts competition.
"I don't need to tell you of the destruction that has been wrought over our hedgerows over the last 60 years," said the prince.The prince is the patron of the society and spoke of his "horror" at watching miles of hedgerows being dug up when he was younger.Prince Charles said he hoped to see 'many more miles' of hedgerows planted in the UK
"Hedges which had stood for hundreds of years - even thousands - disappeared in an instant and now our hedgerows are under a new threat of disease, with ash dieback threatening to destroy the vast majority," he said.Image caption,Hedges are an important part of the ecosystem, offering homes to native birds and animals. More than half of the UK's hedgerows have been lost since the end of World War Two.
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