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What is the importance of hedgerows in farming?
Hedgerows reduce the amount of polluting fertilisers, pesticides and sediment that reach watercourses through acting as a physical barrier, through increasing infiltration into the ground, and through nutrients being recycled by the trees, shrubs and other plants.
What are hedgerows good for?
Hedgerows provide food and shelter for many species. Because they often link small woods, they are essential corridors along which wildlife can travel.
What are the benefits of tree farming?
Planting and protecting remnant vegetation on the farm. Aside from enhancing the environment what is in it for you and your farm business?
Why are hedgerows good for the environment?
Hedges are often better than trees at soaking up air pollution among tall buildings, research has suggested. But hedges can trap toxins at exhaust pipe level, so reduce people’s direct exposure to harmful pollutants.
Why are hedgerows important for biodiversity?
Hedgerows provide vital resources for mammals, birds, and insect species. As well as being an important habitat in their own right, they act as wildlife corridors allowing dispersal between isolated habitats.
What value and benefits do hedgerows have to wildlife in the Irish countryside?
Hedgerows give the Irish landscape its distinctive character and field pattern. They provide an important wildlife habitat especially for woodland flora and fauna. Increasing the variety of hedgerow types in terms of height, width, shape and species mix promotes diversity in flora and fauna.
What is a hedgerow tree?
A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties.
How do hedgerows increase biodiversity?
How do trees affect agriculture?
The roots increase the soil drainage and aeration, some trees can even fix nitrogen and enrich the soil. The leaves and branches of the tree shadow the ground and reduce the soil evapotranspiration and thus reduce the need for irrigation.
How can hedgerows improve biodiversity?
10 ways to boost a beef farm’s natural biodiversity
- Leave a whitehorn tree in every hedge.
- Allow routinely trimmed hedgerows grow taller.
- Clean watercourses in an environmentally friendly way.
- Replace drinking points with an alternative water supply.
- Allow birds and bats nest in buildings.
How can we improve farm diversity in Ireland?