Ireland's forty shades of green have been a defining feature of our home for centuries. However this iconic image is not created simply by green grass - it's a patchwork of different colours and textures created by rushes, sedges, hay meadows and pretty delicate flowers. In this episode, ecologists Dolores Byrne and Derek McLoughlin discuss how farmers in the North West can keep their green fields healthy and reveal how the wonderful diversity of our grasslands can help us to adapt to changes brought about by climate change.
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