In the past, the number of hedge structures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has significantly declined. With that, important habitats in the agricultural landscape have disappeared.

Today, new field hedges are being developed by planting a diverse mix of native shrubs and trees and by integrating existing solitary or woody structures. Stones or logs on the area are placed together in piles and thus become places of refuge for amphibians, reptiles and small creatures.