The Hedgerows Regulations 1997

Regulation 2(3) and Schedule 1, Part I

SCHEDULE 3WOODY SPECIES

  • Alder (Alnus glutinosa)

  • Apple, crab (Malus sylvestris)

  • Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

  • Aspen (Populus tremula)

  • Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

  • Birch, downy (Betula pubescens)

  • Birch, silver (Betula pendula)

  • Black-poplar (Populus nigra sub-species betulifolia)

  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

  • Box (Buxus sempervirens)

  • Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

  • Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

  • Buckthorn, alder (Frangula alnus)

  • Butcher’s-broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

  • Cherry, bird (Prunus padus)

  • Cherry, wild (Prunus avium)

  • Cotoneaster, wild (Cotoneaster integerrimus)

  • Currant, downy (Ribes spicatum)

  • Currant, mountain (Ribes alpinum)

  • Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)

  • Elder (Sambucus nigra)

  • Elm (Ulmus species)

  • Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)

  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus)

  • Gorse, dwarf (Ulex minor)

  • Gorse, western (Ulex gallii)

  • Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus)

  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

  • Hawthorn, midland (Crataegus laevigata)

  • Hazel (Corylus avellana)

  • Holly (Ilex aquilfolium)

  • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

  • Juniper, common (Juniperus communis)

  • Lime, large-leaved (Tilia platyphyllos)

  • Lime, small-leaved (Tilia cordata)

  • Maple, field (Acer campestre)

  • Mezereon (Daphne mezereum)

  • Oak, pedunculate (Quercus robur)

  • Oak, sessile (Quercus petraea)

  • Osier (Salix viminalis)

  • Pear, Plymouth (Pyrus cordata)

  • Pear, wild (Pyrus pyraster)

  • Poplar, grey (Populus x canescens)

  • Poplar, white (Populus alba)

  • Privet, wild (Ligustrum vulgare)

  • Rose (Rosa species)

  • Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

  • Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnnoides)

  • Service-tree, wild (Sorbus torminalis)

  • Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)

  • Spurge-laurel (Daphne laureola)

  • Walnut (Juglans regia)

  • Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana)

  • Whitebeam (Sorbus species)

  • Willow (Salix species)

  • Yew (Taxus baccata)