Various features in the landscape, for example hedgerows and
woodlands, are increasingly recognised as impacting on species
movement and exacerbating or relieving the impacts of habitat
fragmentation (Kupfer et al., 2006). The effect of a landscape
feature on movement is species-specific and depends upon
species’ dispersal abilities combined with the composition of
the surrounding landscape. The same set of landscape features
may allow free movement for some species, while hindering
movement for others. Given the countless combinations of
landscape features and species, there is unlikely to be adequate
evidence available for every situation. Therefore the aim of this
review was to draw general conclusions from a range of
landscape and species studies.