Evolutions and weaknesses - Transformation indices

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Types of hedge and evolution in their management :
 the hedges with mainly tall trees

The bocage has diminished. Hedges are often looked after very little or not at all.
Those that are, especially alongside roads, are not managed as in the past : mechanisation, irregular maintenance, have made significant changes in the typology of the hedges.

A -

Cambremer

B -

Alignment of beeches : Sarlabot castle

C -

Tall trees : St Ouen le Pin

D -

Pollards : St Martin aux Chartrains

E -

Cut back trees : Montreuil en Auge

Evolution of the alignment hedge.
-located mainly in the marshes
and on the plateau.
-currently, ageing of the trees through
lack of maintenance.

Evolution of the tall tree hedge with brushwood at the foot.
-present everywhere along country roads
and on the edges of the fields.
-brushwood less well-kept than before

Evolution of the pollard hedge.
-located mainly in the marshes, also present
in areas on the slopes and the high ground
in places where the land is damp.
-rarely maintenance nowadays

Evolution of the cut back hedge.
-located along country roads and on the edges of fields.
-cutting backless frequently done than it used to be