Wildflower meadows have been established at Brockhampton Cottage in the last five years with different experimental techniques. These range from using Peter Tierney’s pedestrian equipment to Mark Wood and neighbouring farmers’ equipment, herbicides and yellow rattle. This event is for those who are considering enhancing, restoring or creating wildflower meadows and is a wonderful opportunity to hear about the process… Read more →
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Herefordshire Meadows Mid Tier Grassland Options workshop
If you are considering applying for Mid Tier in 2018 and want to find out about the grassland options previously only available in Higher Tier then this workshop is for you. This workshop is for those whose scheme will include permanent grassland options to manage species rich grassland or enhance and create grassland. Julie Button (Natural England adviser) and Lucinda… Read more →
Herefordshire Meadows Annual Forum 2018
Links to the presentations at the Forum are on the NEWS page Do you have permanent pasture, meadows and herbal leys? Are you considering how to manage them to benefit your farm business and help wildlife thrive? The Economics of Permanent Grassland and Herbal Leys in livestock systems; Jonty Brunyee – pasture fed livestock farmer, Nuffield Scholar and farm business… Read more →
Wood Pasture Restoration at Croft
Wood Pasture Restoration at Croft Croft Castle and Parkland, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW Directions: Approach from B4362, turning north at Cock Gate between Bircher and Mortimer’s Cross; signposted from Ludlow to Leominster road (A49) and from A4110 at Mortimer’s Cross HR6 9PW Tuesday November 21st 9.30 – 13.00 by courtesy of National Trust led by Simon Barker, Wildlife &… Read more →
Floodplain Meadow restoration at Lugg Mills
A great chance to see and discuss floodplain meadow enhancement techniques at first hand courtesy of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. The work should be partly completed (weather permitting) and Sophie Cowling, Lugg Living Landscape Project Officer, will be leading the visit. The techniques discussed will be useful to anyone considering meadow enhancement with green hay, seed or plant plugs. CAR… Read more →
Practical Meadow Restoration
Tours depart at 4.00pm and 5.30 pm.Moseley Common (now enclosed) is an SSSI on the Norman family farm. It is a 12 acre area of wet meadow and bog that has been known to naturalists since the C19. Although under-drained during WW2 it has never really been reclaimed for farming. During the last 3 years more than 250 species of… Read more →
That’s nice – what is it ? Fully booked
These half-day sessions will give systematic practice in the identification of key Herefordshire meadow herbs both with and without flowers, as well as offering opportunities for more general plant species identification.We have designed these sessions on Herefordshire meadows sites of increasing complexity,aiming to pick up the range of skill levels in the group. You can book for 1 , 2… Read more →
That’s nice – what is it ?
These half-day sessions will give systematic practice in the identification of key Herefordshire meadow herbs both with and without flowers, as well as offering opportunities for more general plant species identification.We have designed these sessions on Herefordshire meadows sites of increasing complexity,aiming to pick up the range of skill levels in the group. You can book for 1 , 2… Read more →
That’s nice – what is it ?
These half-day sessions will give systematic practice in the identification of key Herefordshire meadow herbs both with and without flowers, as well as offering opportunities for more general plant species identification.We have designed these sessions on Herefordshire meadows sites of increasing complexity,aiming to pick up the range of skill levels in the group. You can book for 1 , 2 or… Read more →
The Making of Herefordshire’s Coronation Meadows
Join us to follow the complete meadow enhancement process from the donor meadow at Joan’s Hill Farm, with Plantlife’s Reserves Manager Joe Costley, to the recipient grassland at Hurstans, Sollers Hope with Fiona Fyshe. We will also hear about how some of the meadows at Joan’s Hill have been enhanced by “natural” movement of seed around the site. A must… Read more →