A countryside hedgerow which is:
- more than 20 metres long (or any part of such a length)
- less than 20 metres long, but meets another hedge at each end
- located on or next to:
- land used for agriculture or forestry
- land used for keeping horses, ponies or donkeys
- common land
- a village green
- a site of special scientific interest
- a local nature reserve
- a public right of way