You will know from recent newsletters and Herefordshire Meadows website how we’ve grown since 2016 from 30 core members to a thriving network of over 550 people. We are now established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and you can read more about us Who we are What we do Why we’re here We want to thank everyone who’s working with… Read more →
Caroline Hanks
Towards a strategy for restoring Floodplain Meadows in the Wye Valley –
On 23rd May 2023 27 advisers from 13 organisations working in the Wye Catchment gathered at Brockhampton Hall for a training day on floodplain meadows funded by Environment Agency and Wye Valley AONB. Mark Wood and Chris Hudson hosted the day and provided delicious grass fed beef lunch (https://perrystonemeats.co.uk/) and showed us meadow restorations underway on the floodplain at Fawley… Read more →
Andy Rumming’s beef at Waterhay – a fabulous visit to a floodplain beef farm 27 April 2023
Andy Rumming talking to the group at Waterhay Farm near Swindon. Thanks to Environment Agency and Wye Valley AONB Wye Water Resources Project we took a bus and a few farm trucks to visit Andy’s beef system on the Thames floodplain. It was a great opportunity to visit a farm producing high quality beef and leather in a low cost… Read more →
April 2023 newsletter
here is the link to our April 2023 newsletter with articles about Wilder Herefordshire Project Fernhall, Brilley and Wellington Heath churchyard Local Wildlife Sites Upcoming events WWF video made in Herefordshire and starring HM farmers and team Meadows Newsletter April 2023 Read more →
5 minutes to record the great things you’re doing for diverse swards in the Farm Herefordshire survey
A new survey has launched today to capture attitudes, changes in farming practice and engagement with farming schemes in Herefordshire. The survey is a joint effort by all of the partners in Farm Herefordshire who as a collective feel that farming practices have changed considerably over the last few years and want to be able to demonstrate what agriculture has done, is doing and will… Read more →
Peter Tierney’s high quality pedestrian hay making kit for sale – hoping for a local buyer
Peter Tierney, who successfully pioneered green hay strewing in Herefordshire, and was a founding member of Herefordshire Meadows is partially retiring and his hay making machinery is up for sale. It would be wonderful if the kit finds a new home for the benefit of local hay meadows. You can find details in this pdf with the price on the… Read more →
We are looking for an Assistant Meadows Adviser to join the team – closing date 3 February 2023
Assistant Meadows Adviser – Herefordshire Meadows We’re looking for someone to join our small team of dedicated advisers: Advising landowners on meadow restoration and conservation. Supporting our seed harvesting team Raising awareness of the benefits of flower rich swards Expanding the profile of Herefordshire Meadows through website, social media and newsletters Flexible home and field working 2 days (14 hrs)… Read more →
Role of well grazed and rested deep rooted diverse swards in carbon sequestration
We are grateful to Christine Page for sharing her drawings that help us think about the role of grazing systems with long rest periods and deep rooted diverse swards in carbon sequestration. To find out if your grazing system supports rapid or slow carbon sequestration click this link You can find out more on our website and Floodplain Meadows Partnership Read more →
Winter Meadow Management – after restoration
A very big thank you to James Hawkins who hosted a walk on winter meadow management at Warren Farms on 13 December 2021. James showed us 3 meadows that he’s restored at Hill House using very different methods. In 2021 as part of the Meadow Makers project a field has been enhanced using seed from the adjacent Bromyard Downs Common.… Read more →
Flower rich meadows: where to begin?
If you are curious about creating a wildflower meadow but uncertain how – or perhaps even why – to begin, there are some brilliant resources available online to guide you through the very basics. Vicky Bowskill, farmland ecology researcher and writer of the blog “Tales from the Quadrat”, has created a short video to describe why meadows are such vital… Read more →