Hedgerow Cutting is Illegal From 1st of March Till 31st of August

Mind your cutting and pruning between 1 March and 31 Aug at least (later till the berries are well gone) – give biodiversity a change – spare a thought for those living in the hedgerows / natural fences, boundaries, wall creepers, etc.
HEDGEROW CUTTING IS ILLEGAL FROM 1ST OF MARCH TILL 31ST AUGUST
– PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE

As many of you know, hedge cutting is illegal in Ireland from 1st of March till 31st of August. However, many people are either not aware of this regulation or decide to ignore it because of the almost non-existent enforcement of Ireland’s wildlife law.

Please help us share this message and remind your friends and family members that hedgerows play a very important role in our biodiversity and their cutting in closed season can be prosecuted.

If you witness or have information about illegal hedge cutting in your area, please let us know. We would really appreciate if you also reported any illegal activity to your local Garda station and local NPWS ranger and provide them with as many details as possible.

http://www.npws.ie/media/npws/images/Contact_numbers.pdf
http://www.garda.ie/stations/default.aspx

Please keep in mind that photographic or video evidence increases the chances of a successful investigation.

More information about hedgerows on IWT website – http://iwt.ie/what-we-do/hedgerows/

Thank you all for your help!


Photo by Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: HEDGEROW CUTTING IS ILLEGAL FROM 1ST OF MARCH TILL 31ST AUGUST
-	PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE

As many of you know, hedge cutting is illegal in Ireland from 1st of March till 31st of August. However, many people are either not aware of this regulation or decide to ignore it because of the almost non-existent enforcement of Ireland’s wildlife law.

Please help us share this message and remind your friends and family members that hedgerows play a very important role in our biodiversity and their cutting in closed season can be prosecuted.

If you witness or have information about illegal hedge cutting in your area, please let us know.  We would really appreciate if you also reported any illegal activity to your local Garda station and local NPWS ranger and provide them with as many details as possible. 

http://www.npws.ie/media/npws/images/Contact_numbers.pdf
http://www.garda.ie/stations/default.aspx

Please keep in mind that photographic or video evidence increases the chances of a successful investigation.

More information about hedgerows on IWT website - http://iwt.ie/what-we-do/hedgerows/

Thank you all for your help!

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Photo by Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0

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