They are stitching the countryside back together
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Land covered by hedgerows
2019-25, %
Length of hedgerow
km per km2
Oh deer!
Older farmers tell of regrets at being encouraged to remove hedgerows under misguided policies
Plus: Iran’s warped leaders; Rayner vs Mahmood; Church of England adrift; failed by Royal Mail; spartan sport; and memories of…
Britain now needs to learn to cut them down
Also this week, breastfeeding, Sir Keir Starmer, bunkers, submarines, bioterrorism, precise percentages
Clear and standardised national guidelines are needed
