DEVON Hedge Group this Saturday launches the Devon Hedge Watch, which asks people to find the finest and most distinctive hedges in the county.  

The group wants to know where these hedges are, so it can work with farmers and local communities to look after them for the future.

Do you know of a particularly fine example of a Dartmoor hedge with a massive granite boulder-faced bank?  Or one with intricate stone patterns inlaid into the side of the bank, or exceptional stone gate posts? Or any other special hedge?

Do you have a favourite hedgerow that is full of many different types of flowers and berries? Do you know of one that is a picture of spring flowers, perhaps primroses or bluebells? Or one, maybe on the coast, that is a splash of vivid yellow gorse? Do you know of an extraordinary ancient oak, ash or other tree growing on a hedge? Or of a hedge with a great many different shrubs and trees growing in it?

If the answer is yes to any of these questions, please log onto the Devon Hedge Watch website and complete the simple form on-line, or print it off and sent it to us.  You will find a list of native woody trees and shrubs there, and a photo library to help with identification.

The first 50 entries will receive free copies of a book containing a wealth of information about Devon's Hedges, and the first five, a copy of the acclaimed film about hedgerow management, A cut above the Rest.