A group of Kent volunteers is aiming to provide vital habitat for wildlife by planting about 3,800 yards (3,500m) of hedgerows in the countryside this year.

The volunteers planting at Birling Estate are from one of 13 local groups involved in the CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Hedgerow Heroes project, which is now in its fifth year.

Andrea Griffiths, director at CPRE Kent, says she believes hedgerows are the “unsung heroes of the countryside”.