Guide Trees and hedgerows information

3. Tree and hedgerow advice and the law

The following organisations provide information, guidelines and advice on the protection and work on trees and hedgerows:

General advice

• Arboricultural Association
• Tree Council
• GOV.UK 

• Forestry Commission
• Woodland Trust
• Royal Forestry Society

Trees and the law

• Guide to Trees & the Law

Hedgerow regulations

• Hedgerow Regulations 1997
• Government guide to dealing with high hedges 

Wildlife & countryside

• Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
• Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000
• National Parks & Access to the Countryside Act 1949
• Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006

Habitats & species

• Pests Act 1954
• Protection of Badgers Act 1992
• Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
• The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010