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Meadow Walk – Meadows in Miniature on the Doward
On Wednesday 23rd July we held our final Meadow Walk of the season, with poly-naturalists Ian and Ruth Draycott. It was a truly fascinating session, exploring the distinctive ecology of the Doward – an area where ancient geology supports a remarkable diversity of life, with over 5000 species recorded! We were particularly inspired by the two examples of rare calcareous… Read more →
Transforming Floodplain to Diverse Grassland event at Sellack, 15th July
On Tuesday 15th July, a group of Wyescapes farmers and land managers gathered at Caradoc Farm to take part in our technical session on floodplain grassland restoration. We were supported by Floodplain Meadows Partnership Project Manager, Emma Rothero and Dreda Darling, who generously shared her experiences of the recent grassland restoration, and kindly delayed the haylage cut to accommodate our… Read more →
Meadows and Mosaic Habitats walk at Lower Hardwick Cottage, 13th July
On Sunday 13th July, for our Meadows and Mosaic Habitat event, we visited Diana and Keith Palmer to learn from their experiences of creating spaces for nature on their 7-acre site. We were all incredibly inspired by the foresight, dedication and hard work which has gone into creating their beautiful wildflower meadow and by how they have enhanced its value… Read more →
Grassland and Resilience farm walk at Boycefield Farm, 10th July
With the recent heatwave affecting grass growth, fodder supply has been a growing concern for many farmers. At our farm walk on Thursday 10th July at Boycefield Farm, we explored three grazing systems that can help build farm resilience: Some excellent conversations about building up farm soils took place, and the key takeaways were: As we walked and talked, the… Read more →
National Meadows Day walk at Brockhampton with Peter Clay 3rd July 2025
We had a large turnout on a sweltering afternoon at Brockhampton Cottage on Wednesday for the 2025 National Meadows Day walk led by Peter Clay and the Garden and Estate Teams. Many thanks to Peter for sharing the remarkable achievement that is his large area of meadow, created on land ranging from former building foundations to ryegrass swards. How wonderfully… Read more →
June 2025 Newsletter
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Meadows and Mental Health
For our second meadow walk of the summer we were very kindly hosted by Adhisthana, a Buddhist centre in Coddington. Adhisthana was one of our 2021 Meadow Maker sites and we supported them to create a new meadow on site using seed from an existing meadow which they had created in 2012. We began the walk in the newly established… Read more →
Meadows and Ponds event a great success
On Wednesday 11th June we hosted the first of our 2025 evening meadow walks at Parsonage Farm courtesy of Lyn and Richard Langford in conjunction with the Herefordshire Pond Group. The walk took place in a field that was restored from species rich grassland to wildflower meadow in 2020 as part of our Pollinator Meadows project supported by Plantlife and… Read more →
May 2025 Newsletter
Newsletter Title May 2025 Newsletter Below is a roundup of our activities over the last few weeks, and information about our upcoming program of summer events.Click here to open in browser if you have trouble viewing this newsletter Upcoming Events Book onto our program of Meadow Walks!We have an exciting program of events for you this summer, with meadow walks… Read more →