The hedges

The village of Montchamp belongs to the canton (district) of VAssy, pioneer in the Calvados concerning the recreation of the landscape. A programme initiated several years ago, permits the replanting of numerous hedges in the different communities in the canton.
Within this framework, in Montchamp itself 30 kms of hedges have been planted during the last two winters. At the Farm of Pont Esnault 1 km of hedge has beenadded to the already existing one, consisting of local species such as Beech, Oak, Hornbeam, Hazlnut etc.

The success of this programme is thanks to the financial support provided exclusively by the General Council and the 4 Community of Communes of the canton of Vassy" but also to the efforts of local inhabitants to rediscover the real "bocager*" landscape, a network of hedges protecting the fauna and the flora.

( *The root "bosc" gives us the word "bocage" which means "wood").

 

       


 

Sylvie et Gilles Faucon  ~  La Ferme du Pont Esnault  ~  14350 Montchamp

sylvie.faucon@free.fr