Gods save us all from busybodies! I do wish people who have an opinion on land management would buy some land and actually DO something - rather than just criticising those who are are out there, breaking sweat and managing the land. Failing that, volunteer for someone who has land or a conservation charity. But armchair "conservationists" who haven't planted a tree in a year really get my goat!
Well, if you'd have looked after your hedges better, your goat wouldn't have been able to get out