Rural Life
Anyone with an eye for a photo is being encouraged to enter this year's hedgerow photography...
Forestry
Over 770 reports of alleged illegal tree felling have been made to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) since 2020.
The All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships are returning next month. The 2025 championships take...
Teagasc and the Heritage Council are today, launching National Hedgerow Week 2025, an initiative to raise awareness of the value of hedgerows
Environment
Have you been out picking blackberries yet? Blackberry season is now upon us in mid-August, and...
Hedgerows can make a "significant contribution" to carbon sequestration, Minister for Agriculture,...
Cork TD, Michael Collins and Galway County Councillor, Declan Geraghty, are calling for action on overgrown hedges on rural roads.
Longford County Council has announced the start of a new biodiversity research project which will focus on hedgerows.
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is hosting the month-long Festival of Farmland Biodiversity, which is focused on our hedgerows.
N.Ireland
The Tree Council along with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in...
Members of the South Tipperary Macra young farmers discussion group recently took part in a farm walk focused on hedgerows.
BirdWatch Ireland is calling on the public to adhere to hedge cutting laws protecting wild birds, which are now in force.
A social enterprise completely run by volunteers in south Kerry is aiming to grow 100,000 native trees by the end of the decade.
Farmers are being reminded there are just 11 days remaining from today (Monday, February 17) to cut hedges.
New research from the University of Leeds found that soil under hedges has greater carbon storage potential that that of grassland soil
The winners of the hedgerow photo competition organised by the ICMSA and Hedgerows Ireland have been announced.
Two farmers from Co. Donegal are continuing to share their experience of restoring pastures through...
Urgent action is required to safeguard the future of Northern Ireland's nature, implores the Office for Environmental Protection OEP.
Hedgerows Ireland has said that it will hold a "peaceful protest" at a farm at Parkville, just outside Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Entries are being sought from across the country for a photography competition which seeks to celebrate Ireland's native hedgerows.
Over 300 people attended a biodiversity information event at Birr Castle Demense this week, organised by Teagasc.
A photography competition is underway to encourage people's interest in Ireland's hedgerows, where the winners can claim cash prizes.
In 2024, there have been over 1.4m crataegus (hawthorn/whitethorn) plants imported into Ireland from within the European Union (EU).
