Drystone walling
All about dry stone walling
The Wychwood Project aims to re-build dry stone walls in key locations however a major factor to consider is the cost of providing stone. Sadly, the Wychwood Project is not able to assist with costs of dry stone walling.
If you are seeking funding for dry stone walling then please see the Cotswolds AONB website pages on drystone walling grants (http://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/?page=dry-stone-walling-grants-scheme). Otherwise telephone the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment - www.trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/index.htm to see if a project would meet their funding criteria. Otherwise grants for drystone walls are very hard to come by.
The Importance of Dry Stone Walls
- they contain livestock
- provide shelter for livestock and buildings against the wind and rain
- prevent soil erosion
- provide employment in a skilled craft
- outlast other types of field boundary many times over and prove more economical in the long run
For wildlife they
- act as corridors for small mammals moving from one place to another
- provide nesting and perching sites for birds
- are germination sites for plants
- are good surfaces for mosses and lichens
- harbour insects and reptiles in their holes, nooks and crannies
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