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Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Rules on buffer strips that you must follow if you have hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
What you must do to get paid for this action and advice on how to do it.
This Handbook sets out a standard way of recording hedgerows.
Appeal against a hedgerow notice - deadlines, how to appeal and how long it takes to get a decision
Application form for an appeal made against either a hedgerow retention notice or a hedgerow replacement notice made under the Environment Act 1995 section 97.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow laying item.
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