Hedgelands: A Wild Wander Around Britain’s Greatest Habitat

Longlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing "Delightful . . . Hedgelands is a merry exposition on the history and biology of these unique ecosystems, and a very good argument as to why we should re-engage with the hedge."—The Wall Street Journal "Hart’s passion for the potential that resides here is intoxicating. Occasionally an environmental solution comes along that is so breathtakingly simple you can’t believe that not everyone is already doing it."—Sunday Times "[A] joyously readable book— it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow."—John Lewis-Stempel in Country Life On this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, celebrated author Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble countryside hedge and how it is inextricably woven into our language, landscape and culture.