
The Hedgerows Heaped with May
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The Telegraph is, as its former editor Max Hastings identified, more than any other national broadsheet the newspaper of the countryside, which over the years has been written about in its pages by such distinguished writers as J.H.B. Peel, John Betjeman and W.F. Deedes, alongside eminent modern naturalists like Richard Mabey and even unlikely proponents of the rural life like Boris Johnson.
This anthology is no bland celebration of bucolic idyll, but rather an exploration of everything that the countryside represents to the British. For some it means the reintroduction of long-lost wildlife such as the red kite, or ancient crafts like thatching. For others it means jouncing along a green lane in a four-wheel-drive Range Rover. To the Prince of Wales, his new town of Poundbury is the countryside while subjects as diverse as crop circles, second homes, Mad Cow Disease and polytunnels are all flashpoints in the modern debate about what, and who, the countryside is for. Hugely varied, by turns funny and provocative, this is an essential exploration of a central aspect of our national identity.
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'A funny, provocative and perceptive collection that celebrates the countryside in all its glorious diversity.' 'The changing face of British countryside has always interested writers and this fine compilation covers everything from farming, country crafts and badger culling to wind turbines and fox hunting.' 'A throwback to an age when paperboys earned a few bob delivering copies of the Daily Telegraph through the letterbox of the local vicarage. Were things really better then? Who knows - but sometimes it is good to look back in anger.' Its format makes it suited to dipping in and out of whenever you have a spare 10 minutes, and dare I say it, makes it the perfect Christmas gift'A throwback to an age when paperboys earned a few bob delivering copies of the Daily Telegraph through the letterbox of the local vicarage. Were things really better then? Who knows - but sometimes it is good to look back in anger.'
'Often humorous, but thought-provoking throughout, I found it thoroughly enjoyable. You may not agree with some of the writers' views, but you won't deny that this is an excellent read.'
'The changing face of British countryside has always interested writers and this fine compilation covers everything from farming, country crafts and badger culling to wind turbines and fox hunting.'
'A funny, provocative and perceptive collection that celebrates the countryside in all its glorious diversity.'
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- Intro
- Title page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Country Life
- A River Running with Cider David Walton
- At Home on the Range Tamasin Day-Lewis
- Berkshire Max Hastings
- Just Bats About the Art and Craft Bridget Stott
- The Duchess of Cornwall Joins the WI Elizabeth Grice
- Real-Life Downtonia Sophie Campbell
- The Grandest Guest Nigel Farndale
- Clues for Landscape Detectives Jack Watkins
- Obituary of Jack Hargreaves
- Life is Long in Ambridge Rebecca Smith
- A Crooked Face Behind the Rural Smile Nigel Burke
- The End of the Rural Honesty Box? Martin Evans
- Just the Ticket for a Ride in the Country Graham Coster
- A Real Belter of a Shelter Rupert Segar
- In the Sticks with the Wicker Men Sophie Campbell
- The Perry-Pear Necessities Jack Watkins
- Obituary of Laurie Lee
- Saving the Soul of Souldern Byron Rogers
- The Hamlet with No Place on the Map Colin Randall
- 'Mr and Mrs Gorsuch, I presume . . .' Brian Silk
- Local Shop for Local People Anthony Gardner
- 'Take the Telegraph'
- No Instant Coffee
- Another Country W.F. Deedes
- Finest View in Britain J.H.B. Peel
- What's So 'Great' About Our Countryside Anyway? Michael Deacon
- The Countryside is Another Country David Sexton
- A Memory as Old as the Century Byron Rogers
- How The Archers have Been Priced Out of Ambridge Chris Hastings and Beth Jones
- Those Who Don't Poke Their Noses
- Thank the Lord for The Vicar of Dibley Gerard O'Donovan
- The Wonders of Nature
- The Oldest, Widest and Tallest Juliet Clough
- Pilgrimage to Watership Down Christopher Somerville
- A Shock Wave on the Bright Water Brian Jackman
- Flights of Imagination Richard Mabey
- Letters to the Editor: Birdsong
- The Ministers for Birdsong Michael Waterhouse
- It's a Bug's Life in Deepest Essex Peter Marren
- Meet the Crays Julian Rollins
- Animals Dig in for the Big Freeze John Lister-Kaye
- Prime-Time Weather in Spring
- Letter to the Editor: Weather
- Restoration of a Poet's Corner Peter Marren
- Bring Back the Beaver Matt Ridley
- An Eye for the Gulls Peter Marren
- Amorous Birdwatchers Get Back to Nature
- Tougher Than Ever on the Wildlife Beat Maureen Paton
- Obituary of Maurice Burton
- Nature Note: Hares and Science Robert Burton
- Nature Note: Mole Robert Burton
- Nature Note: Weasel Robert Burton
- Beware the Devil's Darning Needle Peter Marren
- Letters to the Editor: Painted Ladies
- 'Miss, Are They Pigs?' Clive Aslet
- Country Diary Robin Page
- A World of Natural Wonder Stephen Moss
- Birds: Now for the Good News . . . Malcolm Smith
- Rare Birds Return to Peace of Greenham A.J. McIlroy
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Martin Hodgson
- Kites Flying High Roger Dobson
- Feeding Red Kites 'Will Make Them a Menace'
- Eagle Eyes on the Egg Thieves Matthew Gwyther
- The Waders That Inspired a Lost Art Peter Marren
- The Last Rites of Summer J.H.B. Peel
- What Would Gilbert White Say? John Humphrys
- The Tragedy of the Gold-Crested Humble Clive James
- Disappearing Worlds
- The Village Pub: an Endangered Species Byron Rogers
- Obituary of Flossie Lane
- Stand-Up for This National Anthem . . . Robin Page
- Leader: The Last Cuckoos
- Letters to the Editor: Cuckoos
- Is it Goodbye to Old Big Bum Sandy Mitchell
- Cursed Be the Slipper Stealer Peter Marren
- The Village That Died Christopher Jones
- Closed All Hours Clive Aslet
- Post Office Raid Foiled . . . By Closure Adam Lusher
- To Conker the World Charlotte Mackaness
- A Doomed Landscape Paul Johnson
- Elegy for a Vanishing Way of Life Robin Page
- Perhaps We Need to Bail Out the Countryside George Pitcher
- Guides to a Lost World Peter Marren
- When the Wind Stopped Clive Aslet
- The Final Bough Mark Seddon
- Town and Country
- Not a Rum Baba in Sight Jane Alexander
- Letter to the Editor: How to Make Friends in the Countryside
- Disposal of Capital Cathy Salmon
- City Boy Finds His Place in the Country Christopher Middleton
- Reasons to be Fearful Sinclair McKay
- The Countryside's Ambient Noises: Chainsaws
- Dogs Yapping
- Shotguns Alexander Garrett
- The Country We Love Joanna Trollope
- On the Trail with a Fox-Hunting Band Tom Utley
- Walking Away from the Countryside March Ross Clark
- Letters to the Editor: The Countryside March
- The Real Countryside Alliance Robin Chrystal
- 'You Don't Get Country Folk Moving to London and Demanding That They Stop the Buses' Audrey Gillan
- Letter to the Editor: Environment
- The Townie's Guide to Country Life Adam Edwards
- Finding the 'One' Mia Davis
- Please Keep Off the Mud James May
- Conflict
- Pity the Poor Lapwing - He Might Be Booted Out Robin Page
- Letter to the Editor: Ramblers and Foxhunters
- Letter to the Editor: Middle Classes' Right to Roam
- Munro Bagging Peter Gillman
- Why We Must Fight for Nimbyshire Geoffrey Wheatcroft
- Phone Masts and Road Signs 'Cluttering Up Our Countryside'
- Sir Bernard Takes a Tilt at Windmills Robert Bedlow
- The Ultimate Nature Project Joanna Ralphs
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree Matt Ridley
- Farmer Faces Jail for Disturbing Dormice Roya Nikkhah
- Set Your Sights on Our Glorious Wildlife Simon Heffer
- Red Alert for the Grey Squirrel Harry de Quetteville
- Letters to the Editor: Saving the Reds from the Greys
- Why I Quit the Evil Animal Fanatics Tim Reid
- Symphony Out of Tune Ross Clark
- An Ill Wind Blows for Mr Badger Geoffrey Lean
- Letters to the Editor: Badgers Must Be Culled
- Hunting, Shooting and Fishing
- Ladies, It's Catching On Fiona Armstrong
- No Flies on Me Adam Edwards
- The Bart and the Bounder Sandy Mitchell
- The Joys of Puntgunning Jonny Beardsall
- Pupil's Tears as 'Birdwatching' Trip Turns Out to Be a Duck Shoot John Bingham
- Plenty to Grouse About Jonathan Young
- Cost of a Pheasant Day Out Tom Tickell
- Squirrels Fair Game for the Table Andrew Morgan
- Rook Pie Upset for RSPCA
- The Silent Killers Jocasta Shakespeare
- Yob Culture Extends Far into the Countryside Graham Downing
- Ground Control Paula Minchin
- What a Song and Dance
- Was the Emperor of Exmoor's Death Quite What it Seemed? Charles Moore
- Killing Fields Along Country Roads Byron Rogers
- Down on the Farm
- Acres and Acres of Madness Boris Johnson
- It's Festival Season Michael Eavis
- All Farmed Out and Nothing to Grow Adam Edwards
- A Lifetime's Work Demolished David Sapsted
- Nature Triumphs in Crisis of the Countryside Adam Lusher
- Letter to the Editor: Does British Farming Have a Future?
- Follow That Camel Jasper Gerard
- Just Say Cheese Anne Cuthbertson
- Watch the Birdie Peter Marren
- Ploughs are 'Ripping Up Our History' Charles Clover
- A Lonely Furrow Rory Knight Bruce
- The Land Girls Jessica Fellowes
- 'Wow, I've Not Felt a Sheep Before' Christopher Middleton
- The Birdman of Deeping Fen Robin Page
- Letter to the Editor: Infernal Machines of Countryside
- Faith in a Gamble That's Paying Off Robin Page
- From Tenpenny Close to Hungry Hill J.H.B. Peel
- How Green is Their Valley? Byron Rogers
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