Conservation & Ecology
If the LPA assess the hedge as important, they will serve a hedgerow retention notice. The golf club cannot legally remove this hedge
Compliance with the Hedgerow Regulations 1997:
When excavating near hedgerows, take care not to damage tree roots. You do not need to contact the LPA before
carrying out management operations, including hedge laying, as long as no sections of hedge are grubbed out or destroyed as part of the work. Contact your local planning authority
before removing any length of hedge or introducing new gaps into a hedge to seek advice. Ask for a written explanation of any informal advice given by the LPA. If required, serve a formal hedgerow
removal notice to the local planning authority. Ask for local authority advice on whether
any trees within in a hedge are protected by Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) or whether a felling licence is required. If hedge removal is approved, the golf club
must abide by the methods and operations specified in the hedgerow removal notices. Any changes would require a new removal notice.
If the LPA assess the hedge as important,
they will serve a hedgerow retention notice. The golf club cannot legally remove this hedge. Hedgerows may also be protected under
local planning law so, again, check with your LPA.
More detailed information is available in
the Defra guidance booklet The Hedgerows Regulations 1997: A Guide to the Law and Good Practice.
What can you do to help?
Look after hedgerows in a favourable way for wildlife on your land: - don’t cut them when birds are nesting - don’t crop them too closely
- planting trees along the hedge line can help to attract wildlife
- avoid using chemical sprays on or close to hedges
- plant native hedge species in your garden to encourage wildlife
- support the work of your local Wildlife Trust for hedgerow wildlife and become a member
Who can you call on for specialist help?
Across the UK, Wildlife Trusts manage many miles of boundary and farmland hedgerows using traditional methods for the benefit of all kinds of creatures. They also run courses for different groups of people on hedge laying and looking after species-rich hedges whether in town or country. They also provide advice to farmers and landowners about the best ways to keep their hedges healthy. There are forty-seven Wildlife Trusts
covering the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney. Each is an independent, autonomous charity with its own trustees, whose primary concern is the conservation of nature within its own geographical area. Local Trusts are split into regions; a single
Trust covers Scotland; Wales has six Trusts which work increasingly closely together; there are Trusts for Ulster, the Isle of Man, Alderney and the Isles of Scilly, plus thirty-six across England, largely based on the old county boundaries or small groupings of such counties.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
Bob Taylor at the STRI is regarded as the ‘fount of all knowledge’ when it comes to ecological matters. He can be contacted on 07779 246991 or via emal to
bob.taylor@stri.co.uk.
James Hutchinson is BIGGA’s Sustainability Executive and he’s always worth talking to on conservation matters. Email:
james.hutchinson@
bigga.co.uk
Golf Environment Organisation Tel: 01620 895100.
www.golfenvironment.org
Our thanks to DEFRA, England Golf and The Wildlife Trusts for information gathered in the compilation of this article.
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