Mr. Fergus Moore:

Regarding hedgerows, the UK and Ireland are probably unique in that they have a lot of hedgerows. Many parts of Europe do not have extensive networks of hedgerows. As regards species in general, hawthorn, blackthorn, whitethorn, whitebeam and mountain ash are probably the main species along with oak. Obviously ash has had issues but we are hopeful that at some stage, ash will come back on to the menu of options when a lot of research from Teagasc kicks in. They are probably the main species we would see being planted.