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hedge, Loweswater
locality:-   Loweswater
civil parish:-   Loweswater (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hedge
locality type:-   workplace
locality type:-   hedge laying
coordinates:-   NY13252106
1Km square:-   NY1321
10Km square:-   NY12

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BQD35.jpg  New laid hedge between the fencing; work progressing in the background.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD36.jpg (taken 17.2.2009)  
The hedge lies between two post and netting fences; the nearer netting has been taken down. Various members of the team were lopping and trimming new tree growth, while the foreman and perhaps one other were laying the new hedge.

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BQD37.jpg  Lopping with long handle cutters.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD38.jpg  Trimming with a bow saw.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD39.jpg  Heavier lopping and trimming with a chainsaw.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD40.jpg  Heavier lopping and trimming with a chainsaw.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD41.jpg  Hedge laying; using a hand axe to cut through a stem.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD42.jpg  Hedge laying; using a hand axe to cut through a stem; bill hook and bow saw lying ready.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD43.jpg  Laying and tucking in a stem.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD44.jpg  Hand axe, bill hook, bow saw.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD45.jpg  Bill hook, bow saw.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD47.jpg  Site transport.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD48.jpg  Tools.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD49.jpg  Bait.
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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BQD50.jpg  National Trust
(taken 17.2.2009)  
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