Criteria for determining “important” hedgerows
4. For the purposes of section 97 (hedgerows) of the Environment Act 1995 and these Regulations, a hedgerow is “important” if it, or the hedgerow of which it is a stretch,—
(a)has existed for 30 years or more; and
(b)satisfies at least one of the criteria listed in Part II of Schedule 1.