Regulation 3 Hedgerows to which these Regulations apply

These Regulations apply to any hedgerow growing on land used for agriculture if that hedgerow has—

except where the hedgerow is a hedgerow of a kind described in paragraph (2).

A hedgerow described in this paragraph is any hedgerow within the curtilage of, or marking a boundary of the curtilage of, a dwelling house.

These Regulations also apply to a stretch of hedgerow forming part of a hedgerow described in paragraph (1).

Where a hedgerow meets (whether by intersection or junction) another hedgerow, it is to be treated as ending at the point of intersection or junction.

When ascertaining the length of a hedgerow for the purposes of these Regulations, any gap—

is to be treated as part of the hedgerow.

For the purposes of this regulation—

• “a hedgerow growing on land used for agriculture” includes any hedgerow growing on land adjacent to land used for agriculture which is owned by the owner of the hedgerow; and

• “gap”, in relation to a hedgerow, means any opening (whether or not it is filled).