With the bird nesting season beginning it might be a good time to run an article as to the law regarding hedge trimming between March and August.

A gentle chat to anyone doing so might be sufficient, but the power of the law is on your side.

Britain's bird life is in decline to loss of hedgerows, and replacement by fencing to maximise on shrinking size of gardens .Birdlife and indeed all wild life adds to the pleasure of living in an area such as ours.

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