Accounting for Nature: Assessing habitats in the UK countryside
4.   Boundary and Linear Features

The Boundary and Linear Features Broad Habitat includes linear landscape features such as hedges, walls, banks and lines of trees. There are an estimated 1.8 million kilometres of Linear Landscape Features in the UK. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, hedges and other woody features are the dominant field boundary type, whereas, in Scotland fences are more widespread. The declines in length of hedges and walls reported for the 1980s have been halted.

Contents of chapter 4 Introduction Reporting the Boundary and Linear Features Broad Habitat Stock and Change Changes in habitat condition - hedges and roadside verges - Hedgerow condition - Roadside verges Conclusions

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