Holly - Ilex Aquifolium hedging , foliage good for wildlife and is a valuable minor species on woodland edges and in hedgerows. It's evergreen foliage is a source of shelter for the birds, animals and insects. Female trees may produce enough berried shoots to be commercial at Christmas time. Holly (Ilex Aquifolium) thorny leaves make it a stock proof hedge but browsing animals do get some sustenance from them in winter. Finally the heavy white wood of the Holly is prized by ornamental furniture and