Hedgerow regulations to be brought into law

The regulations in England will include a two metre ‘buffer strip' from the centre of hedgerows with no cultivation or application of pesticides or fertilisers, as well as hedge cutting ban between March 1 and August 31

Rachael Brown
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Hedgerow regulations to be brought into law

Hedgerows in England will be protected in law as the Government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations, following a consultation last year backed by 95 per cent of participants. Farmers...

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