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    Hedge Britannia was published by Bloomsbury in May 2012. You can buy it online though the nicest method would be from your local bookshop if you still have one. It's a book about the history and current state of Britain’s hedges and hedgerows, how they fit in with the story of British gardening, farming, and land ownership, with sections on topiary, hedge disputes and so on.

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    Hugh Barker

    The environmental damage caused by flail cutting of hedgerows, and what can be done about it

    Hugh Barker 12-Mar-2016

    One of the most damaging post-war developments in hedgerow preservation was the increase in mechanised cutting of hedges, in particular using the flail. Read more

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