Hedgerows have been regarded as attractive features of those countries in which they occur. Their origins may have been diverse but in practice they all tend to exert an ecological influence quite unrelated to boundary limitation or stock restraint implicit in those origins. Shelter for crop and beast against wind is one property widely accredited to hedges but, until recently, inadequately assessed. Critical investigations into the wildlife significance of hedges are now in progress.
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