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Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
This collection brings together all documents relating to high hedges.
Learn how good edge design can create woodlands that fit well into the landscape, benefit management and resilience, enrich biodiversity and provide inspiring places for people.
Natural England has approved the release of beavers at two projects in South West England.
Learn about the modification options to prevent mammal access to trees and woodland, including: sensory deterrents, fences, tree shelters, bud protectors and vegetation control.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
The programme used new technology to give unprecedented insight into how we can manage landscapes
Appeal against a high hedges decision - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
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