Hedge Information Board (Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald)

Here you can learn interesting things about the purpose of the hedges on field edges._____
The hedge - a landscape element with a life of its own: Originally, our farming ancestors planted hedges on the edges of fields and country lanes, because the windbreak results in higher soil and air humidity, the formation of dew is promoted and the topsoil is protected against erosion.Typical hedge shrubs of the Breitenstein are hawthorn, sloe, dog rose, elder and hazelnut. These field woods offer the animals food and shelter, especially in winter, and in spring and summer they are nurseries for mammals such as hedgehogs and shrews or bird species such as yellowhammer and blackcap. The characteristic bird of the Breitenstein is the red-backed shrike, which breeds in three to five breeding pairs every year in half-height thorn hedges in this area.But a hedge that is left to its own devices ages, it "grows through" and loses its importance, for example as a nesting place for birds. Even if at first glance this seems to have nothing to do with nature conservation, a hedge has to be 15 years "put on the stick" in sections, so that she remains vital and healthy.

A sign informs about hedges here

It's really interesting what's in a hedge like this