Hedgerow regulations now law
In a post published last month, I said I’d let you know when Parliament passed the new hedgerow regulations. Today, I’m doing just that.
Richard Harrison
Richard is a team leader working on hedgerow policy within the Farming and Countryside Programme.
The team makes sure we have measures in place to protect our valuable hedgerows.
Laying the hedgerow regulations
We are pleased to tell you that legislation to protect hedgerows has today been laid in both Houses of Parliament. If approved by Parliament, the Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 will put baseline hedgerow management practices into law, providing a consistent approach across all people operating on agricultural land.
The future of hedgerow protections in England: consultation response
In June 2023, we launched a consultation on hedgerow protections in England. Today, we published the summary of the responses alongside the government's response. This includes proposed exemptions to the requirements. In this post, I'll share a summary.
