Hedgelands

Author Christopher Hart Published by Chelsea Green Publishing ISBN 9781915294722 EAN 9781915294722 Bic Code WN|RNKH|WNCN|WMPS|WND|WNP|RNF| Cover Paperback

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Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing ‘[A] joyously readable book? it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow.’ John Lewis-Stempel in?Country Life ‘Hart’s passion for the potential that resides here is intoxicating. Occasionally an environmental solution comes along that is so breathtakingly simple you can’t believe that not everyone is already doing it.’?Sunday Times ‘[Hart] has written an eye-opening and inspiring book which will leave you with a deep appreciation of these wonderful habitats’?Daily Mail In this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble British hedge, showing us how this much-loved (but somewhat overlooked) feature is inextricably woven into our language, history and culture. Hedges – or hedgerows – have long been an integral part of the British landscape; a bastion of privacy for our ga