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<p>A wide variety of species are afforded protection under the Conservation of Habitats
and Species Regulations (2017) and under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, including
all species of bat found in this country. All listed species are covered irrespective
of their expected lifespan, which is not a criterion in identifying the need for protection
of a species.</p><p> </p><p>Legal protection for hedgerows is provided by the Hedgerows
Regulations 1997. These regulations prohibit the removal of most countryside hedgerows
(or parts of them) without first seeking approval from the local planning authority,
which is required to decide whether a hedgerow is ‘important’ because of its wildlife,
landscape, historical (i.e. more than 30 years old) or archaeological value and as
such should not be removed.</p>
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