Help with planting a wild hedge please

Having taken out a lot of dead wood and brambles ,I would like to replant the very long hedge that borders our land.So I am looking for cheap but good stockists of young hedgerow shrubs/trees.
And any ideas about  stopping Rabbits  stripping the bark off the newly planted hedge , I suspect I am going to have to put up some temporary fencing till it is established .
Ideas of which plants to choose. Thinking of Hazel,Hawthorn and Beech so far.

Hi Corndolly, We are currently looking into planting a native hedge. The best company we found is called Glebe hedging.   www.hedge-plants.co.uk  There are others on Ebay but these had the best mix of plants. Hope that helps

We have used Hopes Groves Nurseries a few times -- good price and reliable.

Here is some of their information,which might be useful as they suggest different trees/shrubs for different positions. 

http://www.hopesgrovenurseries.co.uk/NativeHedgerowMixes

Thanks to you all for replies ,if I am going to put protectors on the young saplings thats an awful lot. I'll look for supplier of those too.What spacing between plants by the way.
I'm guessing at 3' or 1 metre in new money!
I like the crab apple and rose idea ,there are already some that are established .

If you want Bunny Guards i can get some for postage only if you want them. We have a fair few knocking around.  Not sure what they cost to buy.