Bing mapping easily identifies hedgerow changes on farms

The use of the Bing mapping system from 2011 makes it easy to identify the presence of hedgerows in 2011, and any subsequent hedgerow removal.

These hedgerows — and drains or ditches — have been designated as landscape features under the rules of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition.

This means that it is not necessary to make deductions to parcel areas to account for these features — but they must be retained.