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Venue Online Teagasc Hedgerow Week 2020 will feature all aspects of hedges including their history and current extent. Their value for ecosystem services values ranging from biodiversity, carbon and water quality to food for foraging. Management practices of planting, cutting and rejuvenation will also feature
When hedges ‘escape’ from management but are thin and empty at the base, rejuvenation may be an option. Best practice in rejuvenation is demonswill feature as well as choosing appropriate hedges for rejuvenation. Keith Kennedy principal in Teagasc Clonakilty College shows a ten year old hedge that is empty at the base and suitable for coppicing.