Words from the Hedge: A Hedgelayer’s View of the Countryside this comprehensive bird guide features

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"An expansive and brilliant anthology of writing by women about place

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natural history broadcaster Mike Dilger opens the door to a world we rarely see

Farmer Matthew Evans presents his collection of more than 90 modern recipes for old-fashioned preserving methods

Words from the Hedge: A Hedgelayer’s View of the Countryside this comprehensive bird guide featuresWords from the Hedge is a passionate evocation of the history, beauty and importance of our hedgerows by a craftsman who has been laying hedges for almost three decades and has the scars to prove it. Hedges are as old as civilisation and as emblematic of the British countryside as chalk streams, hay meadows and oak trees. But unlike woodland and rivers, farmland hedges remain on the periphery of the public consciousness, often going unnoticed and