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Guide
Garden
From: RHS

Hedges: nuisance and over grown

Legislation provides people whose gardens are overshadowed by high hedges the opportunity to resolve this issue with help from their local council

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Audience level: General
Course
Rural
From: UKRS

Hedge Laying

Practical training course that provides participants with the basic skills in hedgelaying techniques

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Audience level: Professional
Guide
Garden, Urban
From: The Scottish Government

High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

Revised Guidance to Local Authorities

2019 revisions to the guidance for local authorities on the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

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Audience level: General
Guide
Rural
From: Natural England

Countryside hedgerows: protection and management

Check regulations for when you can work on or remove a hedge

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Audience level: GeneralProfessional
Guide
Garden
From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Over the garden hedge

Government guide for determining the correct hedge as a garden boundary between neighbours

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Audience level: General
Guide
Garden
From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Hedges

Government collection of all documents relating to high hedges

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Audience level: General
Guide
Garden
From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Resolving neighbour disputes

Government guidance on resolving neighbour disputes on hedge boundaries

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Audience level: General
Guide
Garden

The High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

2019 revisions to the guidance for local authorities on the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

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Audience level: General
Guide
Garden, Rural, Urban
From: The Welsh Government

Protected trees

A guide to tree preservation procedures

Government guide to answer the most common questions about tree preservation procedures

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Audience level: Professional
Guide
Rural
From: Defra

Annex C Review of how well existing ES provisions meet key hedge management requirements for biodiversity

This report examines how well Environmental Stewardship have delivered key hedge management requirements for biodiversity and makes suggestions for improvement

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Audience level: Professional