Hedgerow
We can all see the removal and the cutting back of hedgerows in the Irish countryside. This makes for more efficient farming but creates problems for the birds, animals and insects who made their homes there.
Courtesy of Pete BirchHedgerow
Courtesy of Pete Birch
Courtesy of Pete Birch
Hedgerow
We can all see the removal and the cutting back of hedgerows in the Irish countryside. This makes for more efficient farming but creates problems for the birds, animals and insects who made their homes there.
Courtesy of Pete BirchFálta Sceach
Tagann beocht sna fálta sceach san Earrach. Rinneadh tromlach na bhfálta in Éirinn a phlandáil sa naoú haois déag. Tá cuid áirithe a théann chomh fada siar leis na meánaoiseanna freisin.
Tá toir dheilgneacha cosúil le sceach gheal, draighneáin agus cuileann ar na toir is coitianta sna fálta sceach. Tá eidhneán a dhreapann trí fhálta go maith d’éin agus ialtóga ar an bhfara. Tá na caora dubha ar cineál bia amháin atá ar fáil d’éin le linn mhíonna ganna an gheimhridh.
Déanann fálta sceach leathadh galair ó fheirm go feirm a chosc chomh maith.
Fruits of the Hawthorn
Carsten Krieger
Fruits of the Hawthorn
Carsten Krieger
Carsten Krieger
Fruits of the Hawthorn
Carsten Krieger
Hedgerows
Hedges come to life in spring. Most of Ireland’s hedges were planted in the 1800s. Some date back to medieval times as well.
Thorny shrubs such as whitethorn (also called hawthorn), blackthorn and holly are the most familiar hedgerow shrubs. Ivy climbing up through hedges is good for roosting birds and bats. Its black berries are one of the only foods available to birds during the lean winter months.
They also prevent the spread of disease from farm to farm.