Can Sheep Be Regenerative?
Herefordshire Meadows member Rich Thomas is starting to bring regenerative approaches to the farm and is currently trialling the best approaches when grazing sheep and cattle together. This podcast explores…
Wonderful Waxcaps – What to look out for this autumn.
Waxcaps are familiar-shaped fungi that are often brightly-coloured with a waxy or slippery outside. They are found in grasslands that are generally poor in nutrients – such as old pasture, sand…
Pollinator Meadows 2020 restoration – 10.3 ha COMPLETED AND ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!
Pollinator Meadows 2020 restoration Work to restore and create 10.3 ha of flower rich meadows on the 6 sites which were part of the Pollinator Meadows 2020 Project – a…
Seedling Safari – 21st Oct 2020
Seedling Safari – First Stop of the Season. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Herefordshire Meadows Group discussion this week, it was great to be out in the…
Grassland Management improves Soil Health and Plant Diversity
Source: Farmers Weekly, 19th Oct 2020: How soil focus avoids supplementary feeding on Welsh farm Geraint Powell, situated near Hay-on-Wye, manages his Welsh livestock using a grazing system dictated by…
Marvellous Meadows in the Wye Valley
On the hottest day in August we contributed to a short film about meadow restoration at The Hyde in Woolhope, thanks to JOhn and Mary Windham. This was one of…
Making Mosaics – 13th October 2020
Scrub Management with Livestock – Discussion Thanks to everyone who joined the latest Herefordshire Meadows Group Discussion, it was great to be able to return to the field. At this…
Pollinator Meadows 2020 restoration underway after Zoom training for all involved
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…