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What frustrates me these days is seeing hedges being replaced by wood panel fences. Noteably alongside motorways. Not only are they ugly and attract graffiti they offer no benefit to wildlife whatsoever. No doubt there's profit in them. It seems like an industry at war with nature.

These man altering hedges are rarer up here in Yorkshire. We use dry stone walls. And the old boys that build those have a very similar outlook on life to this gentleman. And are equally as rare

Just dynamite!!!!!

Hmm. Interesting, but not very educational. The filming is quite questionable. Lots of fancy close rage and big drone shots, but only one or two which show the actual outcome of that man's hard work or the process. I also can't stand how everything needs loud classical, emotional music in the background.

Good job! What about moveable hedges, possible?

Love it.

Those responsible for hedge maintenance need to understand the damage from overmanagement of hedges. Flail cutting to same height every year will eventually kill a hedge. Hedges need to connect for wildlife to use as a corridor

Tired of watching the routine UA-cam videos, this fits the bill.

Discounting the chainsaw, his only modern kit is his flask. Nice.

Love this. ❤

At the 5 minute mark, he nails it. Ties to the land. Ancestors and family and heritage and culture..... that's what folks surrendered without even realizing it. As a blacksmith and amateur historian of the traditional trades, it's a pattern I've seen repeated a thousand times, it seems. People become so enamored of the bloom that they forget the roots. Back in the day, they listened to the snakes in the grass who promised a better way, more wealth and comfort and all that. We talk about the hedgerows in terms of nature, but forget to include the human component. We forget that people once worked those hedges and the wood from them was turned into all manner of goods for the local market. Hurdles, gates, fences, panels, cups, saucers, troughs, chairs, the list is nearly without end, but it was ended all the same when folks turned their backs on such things in favor of "fancy goods" manufactured in far off factories. Today, the experts are telling us that ripping out the hedgerows in the 1950's was a bad idea, and hurt the ecosystem. Fair enough, I suppose, but it makes you wonder what else they were wrong about and just haven't admitted to yet. As a blacksmith, I watched my industry die off as things were mechanized, sure, but also when people like the hedge-layers were run out of business by ever more taxes, regulations, policies, laws, and whatnots. Everyone talks about the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, but never the million straws that came before it. In a lot of ways, we turned out backs on our own culture and heritage not because something better was offered, but because there was a promise of better. Today, all the things that were once made by local craftsmen from local materials are still made, just not in your country. You can still buy them in the shops, but they're made by workers on the other side of the world. Imagine that. We've made our own land so hostile to small businesses that it's now more economical to make the thing on the other side of the globe, ship it around the world, so we can buy it in a store right down on the corner. How does that make sense? How did that come to pass? More importantly, how can we right the ship? I think films like this are a very good first step. Lets get people thinking.

Wow - what a stunning and beautiful 10 minutes. A lovely story, a hard working gentle man in gorgeous surrounds doing something so meaningful and with fabulous cinematography and production to boot. Doesn't get much better than this. Thank you for this immersive and contemplative content. I've learned something and it's left me in a reflective state. Cheers from Sydney - Dave

what type of tree//shrubs are featured here

What a job, what a life, what a fantastic contribution to the world in general. I salute and envy you sir.

In awe of the British.

Never even seen this kind of hedge before - fascinating, though brutal to watch.

Love this channel .We have a small horse ranch in Nova Scotia and when we can find the time we are working on restoring a old building to ne a guest house.

I wish New Zealand had hedges or stone walls. Chris is quite right about wire fencing being ugly.

A beautifully simple video. Thank you.

Great stuff! Bringing back one of many of those almost forgotten skills back! Greetings from Ireland :D

This video is exquisite! Pure poetry!

Well done, super video and a very skilled craft

for some reason i thought this was 'The Hidgeslayer' lol

Wow. What a lot of ponce. Lots arty-farty photography, in place of substance. It’s take two and a half minutes to see this bloke’s face … and even then his image is hazy. What a load of codswallop. Try to employ professionals to make your films, not amateurs pretending to be “filmmakers“. Jesus H Christ! Back to school for you !

A fantastic video and a real skill. Thank you.

Dream job. ....my kind of job. Would love that.

Absolutely brilliant..a very skilled man 👍👍

Could have been a really good, informative video but unfortunately ruined by 5 minutes of arty, farty nonsense at the start and a further minute and a half at the finish.

Completely relate to the feeling of being in the nature. Always surprising to see life under your feet, flying through in close proximity. Curious birds and opportunist creatures are your companions when you're methodically working through the hedge system. We have a slightly different style in Devon. But such similarities in the approach to looking after natural boarders. ❤

Let's just take a few moments to appreciate the quality of the cinematography. This brief insight into this humble man's life was beautifully filmed.

A beautiful dedication to this profession. Those who would like to learn more about hedging technique will enjoy this 1942 film from the Ministry of Information, hosted by BFI. ua-cam.com/video/WoprVhpOKIk/v-deo.html

I helped my father to lay hedges 65 years ago. The whole purpose is to bring down taller growth into places where the hedge needs to be thickened up in order to stop animals escaping..

Always fancied having a go at this, seeing hedges made this way really adds value and purpose I reckon - top job seeing such craft being put into action.

Born and raised in Shropshire, recently relocated to Hertfordshire. It’s beautiful but Shropshire is still coursing through my veins. Forever a Salopian. ❤

I've had a small fascination for this skill and the benefits of the process since watching a Ministry of Information film from 1942 on the BFI channel a number of years ago. I can't help but be bemused at why these old ways were allowed to be lost or close to it in a relatively short period of time when they came from centuries or millenia of learning, knowledge and experience.

Music far too loud. Otherwise an interesting video

That was a cracking video and a fantastic skill I would love that job how satisfying but very hard graft 👍🏼

This film is beautifully filmed and produced and is a credit to those that made it, I feel it could have been edited slightly differently as there simply wasn't enough up close footage showing the detail of the actual finished layed hedge. We saw some of the process of how its made but not enough of the final product. They are wonderful works of art and most folks will never have the pleasure of seeing a finished one up close in particular the succession of delicate bends at the base of the hedge and the gentle intertwining of the branches. Regardless, it was still a great video about a talented craftsman and hopefully will win an award. 👍

Thank you So Much.God bless

What an Amazing Master Piece, Incredibly Beautiful ❤️❤️ am in love with Hedging.Wow😊

My dad a Shropshire lad used to lay hedges back in the 30s, he told me he got paid by the chain (22 yards).

#delightful👌😎👍

Great video, I’ve done 100s of metres of our hawthorn hedges this past winter and enjoyed it but not the tendinitis it gave me . Great job on a cold day 👍🏻

Where did all the English hedges go? Europe paid for them to be grubbed out.

Great video but the background music was so annoying, better to hear the silence of the countryside

Beautiful video.

I was a hedge layer in North Staffordshire. I very much miss the craft. There needs to be more grants for farmers to encourage them to have more hedges conserved in this way.

You are a custodion of the English landscape, we thank you!.

Well shot video, great subject,but why do video makers have to infect backing music on us

Love it. Hedge layers farmers of the passed really were custodians of the countryside.