After a packed summer of meadow events, discussions, training in grassland assessment and wild plant ID many members have gone home and cracked on with great work to restore, enhance and create meadows in Herefordshire. So far we’ve had photos of hay making and hay strewing and would love to have any more photos of Herefordshire Meadows projects in action.… Read more →
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Now’s the season to start looking for grassland waxcaps
Waxcap fungi are an important part of the grassland ecosystem and if you want to work out what you are seeing in your grassland this autumn please see below for links to help with ID and detailed information about waxcaps Jo Weightman, Herefordshire’s fungus Recorder led us on a walk at the Sturts in October 2017 ; click on the… Read more →
Roadside Verges – Herefordshire’s micro meadows
Suzanne Noble, Sally Webster and Anne Crane have completed a survey of Herefordshire’s 33 roadside verge Local wildlife Sites with mixed results. Some are thriving, others not. Verge cutting is usually done local contractors, farmers and lengthsmen or by Balfour Beatty for Herefordshire Council and with varying attention paid to verges of high wildlife value. Of the original 33 designated… Read more →
Grazing available at Breinton Springs (National Trust)
If you are interested in a seasonal grazing licence on 11.5 acres ( 4.7 ha) riverside meadow and traditional orchard on the historic site at Breinton Springs just west of Hereford on N bank of River Wye please contact Anna Watts for further information. The site is in very low input grassland management and orchard options in an HLS scheme.… Read more →