Join our team! Hedgerows Ireland CLG is seeking a part-time Executive Officer. They will support our operations and help us deliver strategies towards our vision of a network of native hedgerows managed for nature. Closing Date: 5 pm, Friday 9th May. Read more and apply: www.hedgerows.ie/careers

Due to cancellations, we have 2x spaces available on a hedge laying course in Co. Wexford this Saturday. Spaces are also available for Co. Cork & Tipperary later this month! Book here: hedgerows.ie/events/

Mary & Declan, who took part in our 2024 Championships as beginner hedge layers, were further building up their skills at last weekend's training day in Ranelagh! 👏 Spaces available: 🔹️ Boherbue, Co. Cork on 25th January 🔹️ Clogheen, Co. Tipperary on 1st February Book now on www.hedgerows.ie/events

Happy Holidays from Hedgerows Ireland!🎄 Our 2024 training days may be over, but luckily, we have more courses scheduled in January & February. If your New Year's Resolution is to learn a new skill, make sure to explore hedge laying: hedgerows.ie/events/

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Christmas presents sorted! We're delighted to see a whole chapter on hedgerows & field boundaries in the new Farming for Nature handbook. It covers planting, managing, and rejuvenating hedgerows—plus creating 'bee scrapes' on sunny earth banks at their base for solitary bees 🐝

Due to illness, there are some spots on a free training day supported by Longford County Council tomorrow in Ballinrooey. Please share with people you know in Longford or if you'd like to join, register here: hedgerows.ie/introduction...

I totally agree. I don’t know how to do those tech lists. I’ve been farming with nature for several decades. I’m happen to be one of 50 Irish farmers who took part & wrote a small piece in the new “Farming With Nature Handbook”. Here’s the list of environmentally aware farmers inside the book cover

We'd love to connect with more environmental and farming folks from Ireland here on Bluesky! Please drop names & starter packs below. If you have any questions about hedgerow management, we're here to help 😊

Come and join our team @ulsteruniges.bsky.social as a Research Associate! You'll be part of our Monitoring and Modelling theme of work in Climate+, investigating the effectiveness of nature-based solutions to improve water quality Apply here by Tues 17th of Dec: tinyurl.com/2t99x72v

Day 4 brings a burst of green to winter's palette. 💚 Can you guess who's behind today's advent window? #RSPBAdvent

Do you have any questions about the benefits of hedgerows or their management? 💭 Drop them below, and we'll answer as many as we can!

Another busy weekend of training with over 15 people taking part! At the Naas hedgerow, we spotted 15 new shoots coming off just one stem that was laid last year! This new growth makes a much more dense and well-protected habitat for wildlife 🐦🦔 ➡️ www.hedgerows.ie/events

Steve Bass enjoyed a sunny Sunday at CELT's open day last weekend! He even recruited a little helper to demonstrate how to bind a laid hedge 🐈‍⬛ CELT is also a member of the Irish Environmental Network and provides training in woodland skills and traditional crafts. 📸 by Eleni Kalantzi

Learn the craft of hedge laying this weekend! - Beginner Day in Tinamuck, Co. Offaly on Sat 30th Nov (1-day). Book here: hedgerows.ie/introduction... - Intermediate/Advanced Weekend in Celbridge, Co. Kildare on Sat 30th Nov & Sun 1st Dec (2-day). Book here: hedgerows.ie/advanced-hed...

Our hedge laying training days are in full swing! There are still spots for the intermediate/advanced course next weekend. We also have beginner days in Dublin & Wexford in January & February! Start the New Year off strong by learning a new skill 💪 Book here: hedgerows.ie/events/

Visit CELT's free open day near Loughrea, Co. Galway this Sunday, 24th Nov. Steve Bass will speak about hedgerows and the day will also feature traditional crafts, foraging, woodlands, wetlands, and spoken word in tribute to CELT's late co-founder, Bob Wilson. Register: celtnet.org/events/celt-...

Good news 🎉Our Hands on Hedges DVD has now been converted to a digital format and is available to view on YouTube. The series of five short videos covers how to understand, plant, and manage hedgerows. ➡️ youtube.com/playlist?lis... Let us know what you think!

We recommend planting hedgerows with trees of Irish Provenance—from seeds collected and grown in Ireland. ⏰ Phenology (when they bud-burst, flower and seed) is better adapted to our environment and wildlife. 🦠 Lower disease risk (e.g. Fireblight). ➡️ hedgerows.ie/planting/

Hello from Hedgerows Ireland! We're all about the conservation and nature-friendly management of our native hedgerows. Such as this beautiful Hawthorn hedgerow at a tillage farm in Co. Kildare, belonging to the Farming for Nature Ambassador, Tom Tierney.