Join Herefordshire Rural Hub for updates on: CROSS COMPLIANCE – What still applies on farm FARMING RULES FOR WATER – How to comply & what to expect during an inspection ELMS – What we know so far …– SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE– COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP– ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE REVIEW FARM RESILIENCE – How to prepare your business for the Agricultural Transition… Read more →
Members events
Orchard Management for Biodiversity
Join the Colwall Orchard Group, in partnership with the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), for a free event (booking essential) on Thursday 8th June 2023 at the Colwall Village Garden. This is a great opportunity for orchard owners to discover the wide range of wildlife that orchards support, as well as management practices which can help to… Read more →
Hay Meadow Festival – Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
The Hay Meadow Festival will take place on Saturday 15th July in Craven Arms, Shropshire. Sarah Jameson, who writes a meadow blog, is on the organising committee and says It’s a fantastic event that takes place every 2 years – with scything competitions and rural stalls. Here’s the link: https://www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk/event/hay-meadow-festival-3/ If any Herefordshire Meadows members are thinking of going along… Read more →
Open Garden Event at Eardisley Castle followed by Choral Evensong in Eardisley Church
Meadow Restoration at Castle House was part of the Pollinator Meadows Project funded by The Duke of Cornwall’s Benevolent Fund through Plantlife and Herefordshire Meadows. Blair Priday, host, summarised the project saying “We started making Castle meadow in September 2020 with a great deal of invaluable support from Herefordshire Meadows and Plantlife. This was Herefordshire Meadows’ first experience of making… Read more →
Spring Plant Fair at Broxwood Court
Herefordshire Meadows will once again have a stand at the Broxwood Plant Fair which takes place in the beautiful Broxwood Court gardens. Come and find us to talk all things meadow, sign up to our mailing list, hear first hand what we have been up to recently across the county and ask whatever questions you may have. Other exhibitors will… Read more →
Get your Floodplain Meadow Conference early bird tickets before March 17th
The Floodplain Meadow Partnership’s conference will take a holistic look at floodplain meadow restoration and offer plenty of opportunities for networking and sharing best practice. There will also be a series of practical talks about restoring meadow soils and plants (see outline programme below). All of the details, including how to book your tickets can be found here https://www.floodplainmeadows.org.uk/content/conference-2023-restoring-meadow-communities-plants-soils-people… Read more →
Wye Valley AONB Seminar on Water Resources
The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership Seminar: Enhancing water catchment through innovative land management. Influencing policies and practices to conserve and enhance water resources in our outstanding landscape. This is a free event. Join us for an inspirational day of talks from leading experts in soil and land management, agroforestry and Natural Flood Management, including: Niels… Read more →
Herbal Ley Establishment & Management
Do you farm in the English part of the Wye catchment? Are you looking to improve water infiltration and retention and increase fertility of your soils through low-input methods? The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership invites you to a FREE event: HERBAL LEY ESTABLISHMENT & MANAGEMENT This is an excellent opportunity to join a free full day workshop … Read more →
Making SFI Moorland Easy – New Digital Tools
Join us for a free Session on Delivering SFI Moorland on Commons We will cover how you can meet the compulsory requirements of the SFI Moorland scheme on Commons: * Bespoke Digital Tools for the moorland survey * How to consult with the legal interests* How to set up a binding internal agreement The Foundation for Common Land is Road… Read more →
Soil Mentor Training
Join Pasture for Life and Soilmentor for this practical, hands-on workshop. We will explore how to understand the changes on your land, both above and below ground and make informed decisions using the Soilmentor app. Soilmentor is a simple app which you can use on your phone to track biodiversity and the health of your soil. We have partnered with… Read more →