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Article: Law is failing hedgerows, claims CPRE in call for official register.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- April 20, 1999
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Hedgerows are disappearing at an alarming rate in the Midlands as laws fail to offer adequate protection, according to the the Council for the Protection of Rural England.
The CPRE claims only a quarter of hedgerows in the region are protected and has published a report, Hedging Your Bets, which surveyed 133 local authorities responsible for carrying out 1997 legislation to protect them.
Midland CPRE groups want an official hedgerow ...