Steve Bass is a hedgelayer based in Mayo, who works with his son Toby
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Farmers and landowners are putting in ponds and planting small woodlands and orchards with supports from a landscape charity, with a resulting bloom in biodiversity
Éanna Ní Lamhna on blooming heather, an aggro blue tit and a stunning basking shark
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Hungary altered its position, citing a negative impact on farming and food security, and left the law in a state of limbo
Eanna Ní Lamhna on house spiders, chicken of the woods fungus, newts and more
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Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna
Only one lichen – the ‘scrambled egg lichen’ – is legally protected under the Flora Protection Order
Coal tits have a large white patch on the back of the head and the nape, which is entirely lacking in the great tit
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the crossbill, a Japanese ladybird and an early-leafing horse chestnut
Two farmers explain the implications of the law for them. One feels it is more in keeping with nature and the other that it will cause bogs to swell up
Éanna Ní Lamhna on insulated trees, a colourful fungus and a beach skeleton
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