!['Patchwork quilt' fields bounded by thriving hedgerows. Hedgerows Ireland was founded in 2004 by a group of hedge layers and other interested individuals. It is a member of the Irish Environmental Network and the Environmental Pillar and also receives funding from the Heritage Council <p>'Patchwork quilt' fields bounded by thriving hedgerows. Hedgerows Ireland was founded in 2004 by a group of hedge layers and other interested individuals. It is a member of the Irish Environmental Network and the Environmental Pillar and also receives funding from the Heritage Council</p>](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7710/3855337_13_dashboardbig_MixCollage-20-Nov-2023-04-48-PM-749.jpg)
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Learn how to lay a new hedgerow and how to look after an existing one
Some of Ireland's hedgerows date back to the 1700s and 1800s — but we are in danger of dangerously neglecting them now, says Katie Smirnova, campaigns officer at Hedgerows Ireland