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Hedges and conservation
Hedges and conservation
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Hedging introduction
The hedgerow landscape
Characteristic regional hedges
Hedges in history
Hedgerow dating
Hedges and conservation
The loss of hedgerows
The case for hedges
The wildlife value of hedges
A future for hedges?
Hedges and the law
Hedge ownership
Boundary hedge maintenance
Obligation to fence
Branches and roots
Tenant and landlord
Nuisance
Tree Preservation Orders
The Hedgerow Regulations
Safety, equipment and organisation
Safety precautions
Clothing for hedging work
Tools and accessories for hedging
Choosing cutting tools
Choosing digging tools
Planning a new hedge
Types of hedge
Choosing shrubs for the hedge
Species descriptions
Obtaining plants
Hedgerow trees
Planting and early care
Ground preperation
Planting
Banks and ditches
Weed control
Management of the new hedge
Trimming
Frequency of trimming
The effects of trimming
Trimming and laying
Profile and height
Machine trimming
Hand trimming
Preliminaries to hedge laying
General principles
Optimum state for laying
Planning the work
Work season and weather precautions
Publicity
Hedgerow trees
Power lines
Group hedge laying
Laying the ‘Standard’ or Midlands hedge
Features of the Midlands hedge
Preperation for laying
Cutting and laying the pleachers
Binding
Care of the newly laid hedge
Restoring a neglected hedge
Types of neglected hedge
Strategies for restoration
Laying a neglected hedge
Woodland corridors
Laying Welsh and South Western hedges
General features of Welsh hedges
Stake and pleach
Crop and pleach
Double brush
Flying hedge
South Western laid hedges
Other regional and local styles
Banking and turfing
Protecting the turfed bank
Weather precautions
Group work
Banking and turfing procedures
Associations, training and grants
Specialist suppliers
Hedging bibliography
Hedging glossary
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