NPWS warns of ‘Zero Tolerance’ for destroying vegetation during the bird-nesting season following successful prosecution Kildare farmer instructed to pay over €2,500 following Wildlife Act prosecution NPWS on “high alert” for hedgerow cutting and removal during the bird nesting season Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan welcomes NPWS’s “zero tolerance” approach to habitat destruction The National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has warned of a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to the illegal cutting of hedges between 1st March and 31st August each year. This follows a recent prosecution related to illegal hedgerow destruction in Kildare, which resulted in a large fine.