{"product_id":"words-from-the-hedge","title":"Words from the Hedge","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eA Hedgelayer’s View of the Countryside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e‘An important, funny and passionate defence of the British countryside’ \u003cem\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHedges 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 almost always underappreciated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWielding his pen as deftly he does a billhook, professional hedgelayer Richard Negus takes us on a journey that reveals these ribbons of thorn and barb are so much more than mere decoration or boundary markers. They are essential for much-needed wildlife recovery. Each one is a testament too generations of human skill and labour, requiring ongoing maintenance to survive and thrive. And they are essential for much-needed wildlife recovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with vigour and humour, and exploring everything from the practical complexities of modern farming and land ownership to the challenges faced by conservationists, \u003cem\u003eWords from the Hedge\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely exploration of how we can use hedges to make the British countryside a place were nature has a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"d6wa12-np9dbr-7p7tms-h0wru1\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e‘\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRichard Negus’ wonderful new book is an important, funny and passionate defence of the British countryside. 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