Mr Miller explained birds typically nest between March and August, so they hold off the trimming until they knew there were no nests before beginning the mammoth task.

“There’s great art involved in the creation of topiary. It is a technique dating back more than 2,000 years to the Romans,” Mr Miller said.

“Topiary shapes can be intricate or simple, abstract or life-like.”

The castle was a medieval defensive castle built in 1383 before becoming the Boleyn family’s home.

It gradually fell into disrepair before American billionaire William Waldorf Astor began an extraordinary transformation of Hever Castle and grounds.

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