Richard Negus is a professional hedgelayer and conservationist. His writing champions the people, the wildlife and the landscape of his native Suffolk countryside. He is a features writer and country diarist for The Shooting Times and has written for The Suffolk Magazine, Suffolk & Norfolk Life and The Field. He appears each month on BBC Radio Suffolk with his 'Letter From the Country'. Richard tweets @TrooperSnooks and writes a blog called 'Words From the Hedge' on his website. He is based in Suffolk, UK.