The Hedgerows Regulations 1997[1] of England and Wales is a UK Statutory Instrument (1997 No.

It was created to protect hedgerows, in particular those in the countryside aged 30 years or older.

Since the legislation came into effect it is a criminal offence to remove a hedgerow in contravention to the regulations.

The legislation includes sub-categories detailing specific descriptions of offences, the procedure of notification to the local planning authority, circumstances that exempt the need to notify, replacement and retention notices, appeals against those notices, local planning authority records of hedgerows, injunctions, and how hedgerows may be defined to be 'important'.

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