Defra to reinstate protections for England's wildlife-rich hedgerows

Michael Holder
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Move is expected to help plug the gap in hedgerow rules for farmers that has emerged in the wake of the UK's exit from the European Union

Wildlife protections that would restrict cutting, cultivation, and pesticide and fertiliser use on and around hedgerows in England are to be reinstated into domestic law in England, alongside a "fairer,...

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