Understand your own resources, experience. Can you learn from similar approaches?
Find out who owns or manages the verges, hedgerows, meadows or woodland in your area.
Find out what their plans or working practices are for diversity, wildlife, soil health, water retention, access, growth, cutting back, etc.
Compare and contrast to best practice in the 21st century with regard to wildlife, carbon capture, assessment of now versus future, etc.
Next steps are entirely situational, ranging from holding to account, to planting and maintaining a hedgerow to encourage biodiversity, to a landscape scale project involving many parties.