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If a fence has thick bushes planted in or around it to look like a hedge, should it be tagged

barrier=hedge

or

barrier=fence

? For wooden fences, I definitely tend towards the former, but for wire-fences I'm not so sure.

asked 17 Sep '12, 11:42

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If from a distance it's more growing than erected I would choose barrier=hedge. I would think if the fields have contained livestock now or in the past they will have wire through them as a back-up. Sheep and cows will get through otherwise.

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answered 17 Sep '12, 12:05

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