We are delighted to be working in partnership with Plantlife again this summer as part of the Pollinator Meadows 2020 project to restore and create flower rich meadows with funding from The Duke of Cornwall’s Benevolent Fund. We’d like to thank everyone who applied to take part this year and those who have agreed to donate seed for this exciting… Read more →
Monthly Archives: July 2020
The wildflower seedling’s view – guidance notes for the first year of meadow restoration projects from Plantlife
While we’ve been restoring and creating meadows in Herefordshire we’ve learned so much and are now sharing experience of best practice, the challenges and pitfalls of each stage of the work. We’ve had to face up to the fact that there isn’t a simple recipe or prescription for guaranteed success in meadow restoration. The good news is that Plantlife are… Read more →
OPPORTUNITY to purchase share in flower rich traditional orchard in Breinton Common
An opportunity for anyone who’d like to be involved in a meadow / orchard restoration project in a spectacular location in the Wye Valley. Seeking partner funders to join a small consortium to buy a remnant traditional orchard with flower rich pasture overlooking the River Wye and the Black Mountains. See https://www.sunderlands.co.uk/farms-land/property/breinton-common-hereford-6002 The auction is on July 29th 2020 with… Read more →
Have your say in the ELM policy discussion – closes 31 July 2020
This is a chance to feed your ideas and views on grassland, and other crops and habitats, to The Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme that is the new agricultural policy for England. You can feedback to DEFRA on the discussion questions as an individual You can also feed comments on meadows and diverse swards to Caroline Hanks who is collating… Read more →