{"id":55980,"title":"Hedgerows and the Shape of Old Fields","description":"Walking along the footpaths that cross the Wirral countryside, the hedgerows often follow long straight lines across the land. &nbsp;At first they seem simply to divide one field from another.  But many of these boundaries are far older than they appear","content":"<p>Walking along the footpaths that cross the Wirral countryside, the hedgerows often follow long straight lines across the land.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>At first they seem simply to divide one field from another. But many of these boundaries are far older than they appear.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/nami3xnolpu4wpoyfbu7iuwvcj1nas8sljkzxcmef5x0rhsb.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" alt=\"nami3xnolpu4wpoyfbu7iuwvcj1nas8sljkzxcmef5x0rhsb.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p>Some mark the edges of farms that existed centuries ago, when the peninsula was divided into smaller strips of cultivated land. Over time the fields changed shape and ownership, yet many of the hedgerows remained.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Walking beside them today, it is easy to forget how long they have stood.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Yet the lines they draw across the fields often follow patterns first laid out hundreds of years ago.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The landscape quietly carries those older arrangements forward.<\/p>","urlTitle":"hedgerows-and-the-shape-of-old-fields","url":"\/blog\/hedgerows-and-the-shape-of-old-fields\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/hedgerows-and-the-shape-of-old-fields\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/beastlyboroughs.com\/blog\/hedgerows-and-the-shape-of-old-fields\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1776355780,"updatedAt":1776355864,"publishedAt":1776355862,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":405864,"name":"Beastly Boroughs"},"tags":[{"id":4551,"code":"the-greengatherer-notes","name":"TheGreengathererNotes","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/the-greengatherer-notes\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/d9axo4phrkmveiw1jduz7syg2jd7hhec4zlturk5tephdwkn.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/d9axo4phrkmveiw1jduz7syg2jd7hhec4zlturk5tephdwkn.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/d9axo4phrkmveiw1jduz7syg2jd7hhec4zlturk5tephdwkn.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":55976,"title":"Walking the Sands at Meols","url":"\/blog\/walking-the-sands-at-meols\/","urlTitle":"walking-the-sands-at-meols","division":405864,"description":"The tide had already begun to retreat when I reached the shore this morning. &nbsp;Along this stretch of coast near Meols the sea travels a long way out, leaving wide flats of sand stretching toward the horizon.  From the promenade the water can appear distant, almost like another shoreline far beyond the first","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/avzvxen35xcgvxzvfwqknptlsafvzad41bzt364ykk5shhfm.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/avzvxen35xcgvxzvfwqknptlsafvzad41bzt364ykk5shhfm.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":55977,"title":"Meols Shore \u2014 After the Tide","url":"\/blog\/meols-shore-after-the-tide\/","urlTitle":"meols-shore-after-the-tide","division":405864,"description":"Where Ships Once Gathered&nbsp;The shore at Meols can appear quiet now. &nbsp;At low tide the sea retreats far from the land, leaving wide flats of sand stretching toward the horizon.  Gulls drift above the shoreline and the wind moves softly across the grass","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/kiwqrihkvyokmcvjgjl3rfrrm0ontqvmndal0logxi3ru0ii.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/kiwqrihkvyokmcvjgjl3rfrrm0ontqvmndal0logxi3ru0ii.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":55978,"title":"The Viking Villages of the Ridge","url":"\/blog\/the-viking-villages-of-the-ridge\/","urlTitle":"the-viking-villages-of-the-ridge","division":405864,"description":"Walking inland along the old ridge paths, a pattern begins to reveal itself in the names of the villages. &nbsp;Greasby. Irby","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/l0ldoe3dxaflb4xwoqtzp0slwbpnvjapyefpuztpjplycvem.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/l0ldoe3dxaflb4xwoqtzp0slwbpnvjapyefpuztpjplycvem.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}