[DRAAF NORMANDIA] Linear of hedge in the department of the Channel — Millésime 2016

The hedge is a linear plant structure that grows freely or is maintained. It plays a very important role in the environment. It can form a fence surrounding a land unit or provide protection against wind and erosion in particular. It also provides protection for wildlife and promotes water regulation. Its maintenance or even the planting of new hedgeline lines helps to preserve and, where necessary, restore a traditional landscape, particularly in a bocager environment. The territorialised monitoring of the hedge line is therefore a key issue. This layer represents the line of hedge in the department of the Channel. This line is given in meters. It is built from the vegetation layer of the IGN® BD-TOPO® — edition 2016-2.