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The cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation from 1 March to 31 August is not permitted. \ Philip Doyle
Farmers have been warned that there will be ‘zero tolerance’ to the illegal cutting of hedges during the closed period.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage said this was underlined by a recent case where a farmer received a significant fine.
“Hedgerows are superhighways for nature, a hugely valuable and biodiverse network that extends throughout the country and includes some of the oldest and most well-established habitat in our landscapes,” Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan said.