Answers to 18 common questions

Natural England have prepared this guide on behalf of the Steering Group for the UK Biodiversity Action Plan for hedgerows.

This document will help farmers and other land managers make decisions about how often to cut hedges. It will also help improve the wider rural community's understanding of hedge management, in particular, this document focuses on the practicalities and environmental benefits of hedge cutting every two or three years, rather than every year.

• HEDGE CUTTING (PDF 1.70MB)