Hedgerow management - Best practice management guides

{Tool} Hedgerow management - Best practice management guides. Creator(s): For Nature, Farming. Issuing Organisation(s): Farming for Nature. (2021)

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In this guide, you will learn how to get started with your hedgerow management, e.g., by assessing your field boundaries. You will learn what hedgerow management looks like, which additional actions you can take, and also what to avoid.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	Explore the benefits of hedgerows and how to integrate them into your farm.
What problem does the tool address?:	This tool is addressed to individuals who are interested in why and how to best manage their hedgerows.
What solution does the tool offer?:	Hedgerows deliver significant multifunctional benefits across agricultural, ecological, and climate domains. Agriculturally, they function as windbreaks and shade structures, reducing heat stress in livestock, minimizing topsoil erosion, and enhancing pasture productivity through improved microclimatic conditions. Ecologically, they support high biodiversity by hosting a mosaic of plant species and providing critical habitat, forage, and movement corridors for avian fauna, small mammals, and invertebrate pollinators. From a climate mitigation standpoint, hedgerows act as linear carbon sinks, with sequestration rates estimated between 0.66–3.3 t CO₂/ha/year, while also contributing to climate adaptation by buffering farms against temperature extremes and storm impacts.
Country:	Ireland
Type of Practice Tool:	Leaflets & guidelines
Keywords:	climate change, climate change adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, resilience, cropping systems, biodiversity, nature conservation, environmental protection, agroecology, agroecosystems
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English climate change http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666 English climate change adaptation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374567058134 English climate-smart agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1361789093890 English resilience http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374480530924 English cropping systems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 English biodiversity http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949 English nature conservation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5092 English environmental protection http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898 English agroecology http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381 English agroecosystems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36669
Subjects:	Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research affiliation:	Ireland European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicClimateNET > selected tools European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	101136880
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55590, https://organicclimatenet.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44717
Project ID:	OFK
Deposited By:	Rüger, Madelaine Lea
ID Code:	55590
Deposited On:	05 May 2025 13:54
Last Modified:	05 May 2025 13:54
Document Language:	English
Status:	Published

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