The relatively warm autumn and winter has encouraged grass to continue growing while the rain has made it difficult to graze or get onto the land for management. The floodplain meadow sites have been underwater several times since September and other sites are waterlogged. But on all pilot sites where seed has been sown or green hay strewn or fed,… Read more →
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Pollinator Meadows 2020 open for expressions of interest
Good News! We are continuing our partnership with Plantlife and thanks to The Duke of Cornwall’s Benevolent Fund there is further funding for meadow restoration work in 2020 through the Pollinator Meadows Project. If you’re interested in taking part this year, please have a look at the broad criteria in our Expression of Interest form and send us details about… Read more →
Churchyards and burial grounds as havens for pollinators and wildlife
Many Herefordshire Churchyard and Burial grounds support a diversity of wildflowers and grasses and provide important refuges for wildlife, including pollinators. Llanwarne churchyard We have an opportunity to work with Caring for God’s Acre (CFGA) and get involved in species recording and monitoring as well as helping with management. Some of the churchyards and burial grounds could become valuable seed… Read more →