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What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by beebmam »

robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

I really am having a hard time understanding this comment

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by gshubert17 »

I grew up on a farm in east central Illinois in the 1950s and '60s and remember the hedgerows along the township gravel roads which were on a grid a mile on a side. There were pheasants and quail and I don't remember how many other species of birds; no doubt less than the hedges in Britain, but still considerable. I don't recall when the hedges were removed but I think in that area they were gone by the 1970s. What a loss! And only in one lifetime.

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by willyt »

RotaryTelephone wrote: post #29
robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

Wow that went off on a tangent

It’s a thing. For some reason, country folk like to stash thier porn mags in hedges.

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by CPLX »

beebmam wrote: post #31
robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

I really am having a hard time understanding this comment

In days of old, there was porn in the woods.

It is known.

https://www.google.com/search?q=there+is+porn+in+the+woods&i...

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by [deleted] »

RotaryTelephone wrote: post #29
robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

Wow that went off on a tangent

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Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by alaxsxaq »

RotaryTelephone wrote: post #29
robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

Wow that went off on a tangent

Probably a reference only the British would get. Look up 'hedge porn'.

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by aspenmayer »

robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

For those who are confused, “woods porn” is apparently a thing.

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_inexplicably_ubiquit...

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by aspenmayer »

sirdavidof wrote: post #2

How unique is this to Britain? Do other countries have similar hedge density?

New Zealand, at least the South Island, had quite a few when I was there 15 years ago. They are used to pen sheep and also deer, although I’m not sure what kind of deer. They are smaller than deer found in North America, and venison is sold in many supermarkets alongside lamb and other meat products.

Re: What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge

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Post by mherdeg »

robotmay wrote: post #21

This’ll likely make me sound like a lunatic, but when I go abroad from the UK, hedgerows are one of the top 3 things I miss (the other two being beer and tea). They’re just so ubiquitous when travelling here, and they make the world feel a bit smaller. As a wildlife photographer I probably take 75% of my photos of birds in hedges. I don’t have to camp out for hours - I just walk along the hedgerows aimlessly. Also, i…

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