‘How do I report my neighbour for illegally removing hedgerows, without him knowing it was me?’
‘And could he sue me for defamation if he’s found not guilty?’
'Under the Wildlife Acts, it is against the law to cut or otherwise destroy vegetation growing on uncultivated land, hedges and ditches between March 1 and August 31'. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Query: Dear Mary Frances, I’m bothered by the actions of one of my neighbours, who I have seen removing internal hedgerows from his farm over the past two years.
At first I thought it was just a small bit of hedgerow that was jutting out into a field, I’d say it was only about 200m, but since then he has removed an entire ditch between two fields and replaced it with an electric fence.
