How we have lost 200,000 miles of hedge in 60 years
Staggering loss of rich wildlife habitat is part of wholesale destruction of the countryside
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Published: 15 October 2006
Enough British hedgerow to circle the globe eight times has been destroyed over the past 60 years, official figures revealed.
And the loss of a staggering 200,000 miles of hedges - the nation's richest wildlife habitats - is just part of the wholescale devastation of the traditional countryside. Only tiny fractions of some of its most distinctive and best-loved features have survived the relentless advance of intensive agriculture.
Article Length: 605 words (approx.)
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