A hedge well worth investing in

ONE of the ironies of life is that, sometimes, those responsible for protecting our environment are the very people that help destroy it.

How often, for instance, do we see county councils and land owners ruin hedges and other features of the landscape?

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is currently highlighting the issue of illegal hedgerow cutting that typically starts around now and continues well into the summer months. Unless for reasons of health and safety, this activity is in breach of the Wildlife Act which bans hedge cutting from March 1 to August 31.