BirdWatch Ireland has written to all county councils asking them to stop cutting roadside hedgerows during the nesting season. The organisation says the hedgerows are an essential wildlife habitat for birds, which nest between March and July.
Watchdog keeps an eye on birds
BirdWatch Ireland has written to all county councils asking them to stop cutting roadside hedgerows during the nesting season…
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