AIE - Subject - Native Hedgerows

Native Hedgerows

See also specific sites for: Woodland, Residential Hedgerows.

Organisations

The Forestry Commission of G.Britain
The Royal Forestry Society
The National Hedgelaying Society. UK based. To encourage the art of hedgelaying through training and information. Contact My J Hallam on 01494 873980.

Legislation

The Hedgerow Regulations 1997. Statutory Instrument (SI) No 1160.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA).

Publications.

Hedgerows - establishment of trees in existing. ARN 91. AAIS.
Hedgerows - establishment of tree in new. ARN 90. AAIS.
Hedgerow Regulations on the HMSO web site
Trees & Woodland in the British Landscape by Oliver Rackham.
Hedgerow management and renovation. A guide for land managers in the hedgerow renovation scheme. Available free from Countryside Council for Wales - Publications.
Hedgerow Management Scheme Pack. Available free from Countryside Council for Wales - Publications.
Hedging - A practical Handbook. Includes: Hedgerow Landscape; Planting and Early Care; Trimming; Laying the Standard Midland, Welsh and South-Western Hedges; Banking and Turfing. BTCV.
Hedge Laying Explained. Booklet which gives a wealth of information on the practical aspects of hedgelaying and regional styles of hedgelaying. Published by 'The National Hedge Laying society'. Contact the Secretary Julie Hallam on (44) 01494-873980.
Hedgerows. This full colour leaflet looks at why they are important and the threats they face. (March 1999). FREE with A5 stamped SAE. Available from the CPRE.
Hedging your Bets. This report presents the first regional view of how the Hedgerow Regulations, first introduced in 1997, are being implemented. Available from the CPRE.
Hedge Facts. A leaflet containing a mix of hedgerow fact and folklore. (October 1998) . FREE with stamped SAE. Available from the CPRE.
Survey That Hedge! Guidance on how to survey and record information about hedgerows, in a form that will help local authorities in implementing the new hedgerow regulations. (June 1998). FREE with stamped SAE. Available from the CPRE.
The Hedgerow Evaluation System. Churchward J; Britt C; McLeish A; Davis M; Wright B; (1996) . DOE; Room P2/135 Marsham Street London. DETR.
The Hedgerow Evaluation System Executive Summary. Churchward J; Britt C; McLeish A; Davis M; Wright B; (1996) . DOE; Room P2/135 Marsham Street London. DETR.

Publication Extracts.

Hedgerows and Hedgerow trees. Page 124. Silviculture of Broadleaved Woodland by J Evans 1984. Bulletin 62. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710154-0.
Hedges, screens and shelterbelts. Chapter XII. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.
Hedgerow Trees. Chapter XIII. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.

Web Sites

DETR Hedgerow Regulations Review
The DETR have published the results of the Research into the proposed criteria defining Important Hedgerows.
Survey that Hedge! CPRE hedge information.
DETR - Wildlife Crime - A guide to the WCA and legislation affecting wildlife in the UK.
The National Hedge Laying society. Contact the Secretary Julie Hallam on (44) 01494-873980.

National Proficiency Tests Council (NPTC) - Scottish Skills Testing Service (SSTS)

NPTC Training Units for Related Operations. Link to NPTC information page.
- AO2098 - Hedge Laying
- AO110298 - Specialist Pruning (Hedge from Ground Level)
- AO130398 - Mechanical Hedge Trimming (MO10)

Lantra Awards (NTO)

Offer hedge related courses for the land based industries. Link to Lantra Trust information page.

Landscape
- Drystone Walling.
- Practical Hedge Laying.
- Hedgerow management.

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