Small scale grazing strategies
A great afternoon at Brookmead, Colwall was the venue for a discussion on Small Scale Grazing Strategies hosted by Lindsay and Jane Williams. With further thanks to James Hawkins and Sue Holland…
Big Farm Bird Count results are in
63 Herefordshire farmers took part in this years count in February and the results make interesting reading. Only Norfolk and Suffolk sent in more records than Herefordshire and this was…
Curlew Country video
You might like to watch this short film at https://vimeo.com/302684414 It was made last year by a film student who was “embedded” with the Curlew Country project team in Shropshire and…
More ways to provide for pollinators in the farm landscape – Environmental Seed Offers for 2019
For advice and guidance on making wildflower meadows and diverse swards please go to our INFORMATION and RESOURCES pages at www.herefordshiremeadows.org.uk As well as creating or restoring wildflower meadows most…
Moseley Common meadow restoration success
Herefordshire Meadows members helped Tony Norman of The Leen, Pembridge spread green hay from Moseley Common SSSI on a small adjacent improved ryegrass / clover ley in summer 2017. This…
Grassland for sale in Woolhope
4.68 acres of grassland with conservation grazing potential in Woolhope is up for sale with the tender closing date 24.04.19. Full details are available in the particulars and in a…
Swards for the Future
Over 80 people attended Herefordshire Meadows Forum to hear a range of speakers on the subject of Swards for the Future. This was a wonderfully positive day focussing on why…
Rob Havard at Swards for the Future with Herefordshire Meadows – on “Profiting from native pasture”
Rob was one of six speakers at Herefordshire Meadows Forum on 2nd March 2019. He’s featured in Farmers Weekly on 22 February including 5 steps to building organic matter in…