Maggie Fergusson

The traditional British hedge is fast vanishing

The best hedges teem with the biodiversity that plays such a vital part in our future. Yet, since the 1950s, farmers and developers have been destroying them at an alarming rate

Spring flowers at Underhill. [Credit: Christopher Hart] 
issue 11 May 2024
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  • Hedgelands: A Wild Wander Around Britain’s Greatest Habitat

    Christopher Hart

    Chelsea Green, pp. 208, £20

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