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Countryside Management Booklets

Countryside Management Technical Booklets

  • Farm Ponds (PDF 2.29 MB)
    Before making a start on a farm pond it is important to emphasise ...
  • Giant Hogweed (PDF 481 KB)
    Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegassianum)  is an ornamental plant introduced into gardens in the British Isles from south-west Asia in the nineteenth century ...
  • Pests Series (PDF 1.90 MB)
    Control of animals considered as pests should only be undertaken if their activities are actually causing problems ...
  • Farm Buildings (PDF 325 KB)
    Traditionally, farm buildings were constructed from stone and other local materials ...
  • Heather Moorland (PDF 969 KB)
    Unfenced upland areas, characterised by peat soil and plants such as heather, bell heather and cross-leaved heath, are known as heather moorland ...
  • Trees (PDF 1.6 MB)
    Northern Ireland is one of the least wooded parts of Europe ...
  • Field Boundaries (PDF 845 KB)
    Field boundaries, particularly hedgerows and dry stone walls, are a characteristic feature of the Northern Ireland landscape ...
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