Hedges

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Metal gate Rural lane, edged by hedges, leading towards mountains in the distance
Donal Hickey: Can nature survive being squeezed into thin ribbons of land?
Wildlife could rebound if we reinstated hedgerows, and cut down on chemical fertilisers and pollutants — but we need to be ready to do this

Thu, 05 Jan, 2023

Lush hedgerow fruits for punky birds and for us humans
Lush hedgerow fruits for punky birds and for us humans
At this time of year, with restrictions on cutting lifted, many hedges are flailed to within an inch of their lives. Cutting too hard, too often, too low, or at the wrong time of year will all weaken the hedge over time

Wed, 14 Sep, 2022

5 pollution-busting trees to plant
5 pollution-busting trees to plant
'The point about hedges is that they are at the same height as the pollution so if you think about cars on a main road, if you have a really tall tree it's not going to absorb the same level of pollution as a hedge. Because of its density the pollution is caught more on the leaves'

Fri, 09 Sep, 2022

Hedging your bets: Important habitat gives people a sense of place
Hedging your bets: Important habitat gives people a sense of place
Hedges have many biodiversity functions and are a wildlife habitat, but they also give a landscape its character and field pattern

Thu, 31 Dec, 2020

Overgrown hedges block Wild Atlantic Way views in Kerry
Overgrown hedges block Wild Atlantic Way views in Kerry

Hedges are so overgrown in Dingle and South Kerry that the much-advertised Wild Atlantic Way views are being blacked out to road users and the mirrors of tourist buses and cars are regularly damaged, it has been claimed.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

Blooming wonderful display around Ireland's country road hedgerows
Blooming wonderful display around Ireland's country road hedgerows

It’s the time of year when everything is blooming. Wild plants in flower dress every rural lane in gay profusion, plants we never see at other times of year.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2017

Overgrown hedges to be tackled by community groups
Overgrown hedges to be tackled by community groups

A new scheme looks set to be adopted in Co Cork to tackle overgrown roadside hedges which are causing serious road safety concerns and a significant amount of damage, especially to buses and lorries.

Thu, 16 Jul, 2015

Overgrown hedgerows ‘causing traffic hazards’ in Kerry
Overgrown hedgerows ‘causing traffic hazards’ in Kerry

Uncut roadside hedges are causing traffic hazards and isolating some elderly people in rural areas, it has been claimed.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2015

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