Wildlife and landscape
8. The hedgerow—
(a)is adjacent to a bridleway or footpath, within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980(1), a road used as a public path, within the meaning of section 54 (duty to reclassify roads used as public paths) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), or a byway open to all traffic, within the meaning of Part III of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3), and
(b)includes at least 4 woody species, ascertained in accordance with paragraph 7(3) and at least 2 of the features specified in paragraph 7(4)(a) to (g).
(1)
1980 c. 66. See the definition of “bridleway” and “footpath” in section 3.
(2)
(3)
See the definition in section 66(1).