Let’s celebrate Britain’s natural lifelines | Hugh Warwick

Roads and railways don’t always blight landscapes – they are also vital havens for wildlifeThe next time you are on a train take a moment to look out of the window. As you trundle along the line consider all the other lines you can see – roads, canals, power lines; and (once you’re out of the city) hedges, ditches, dykes and drystone walls.It is one of the defining features of humanity that we love lines. So significant is our love that we have created a “linescape&