The importance of hedgerows in the battle against climate change

Our 680,000km of hedgerows 'are very poorly protected and very poorly rewarded in terms of good quality'. Photograph: Dan GriffinAlan Moore loves hedgerows. They are remnants of the wilder world of his boyhood. The semi-retired psychiatrist grew up on a dairy farm on the River Liffey in Lucan, in west Co Dublin. As a medical professional he knows the benefits of trees for our wellbeing.

Also, the 1976 Wildlife Act makes it illegal to cut a hedgerow in the nesting season, but there are multiple exemptions, meaning protection is weak. A landowner can remove 500m of hedgerow without permission from the Department of Agriculture. This compares to a figure of 20m in the United Kingdom, where anything more than that requires a proper assessment.

The good news is that Moore met “farmer after farmer definitely in favour of what we are doing and saying”, at Clonmel Agricultural Show last month. This bank-holiday Monday they’ll be at North Tipperary Agricultural Show, in Nenagh, to talk to more farmers. Replacing ripped-out hedgerows with new plants is better than nothing, but new hedgerows could take from 20 to 50 years to reach the carbon and biodiversity values of established hedgerows.

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