Herefordshire Meadows goes Wild

On Thursday 12th March, we delivered two talks to two fantastic community nature initiatives at opposite ends of the county. Cradley Wild is a small, dynamic group working collaboratively within the parish to make their village a pollinator friendly haven. During their ‘Bee Village’ launch event, Anna gave an illustrated talk on the importance of relaxing our grip in the garden… Read more →

Forum 2026: Healthy Grasslands, Healthy Livestock

There was a great turnout for our Annual Forum on Saturday 28th Feb, which this year had the theme ‘Healthy Grasslands, Healthy Livestock’. A warm welcome by our Chair of Trustees Lyn Langford was followed by an overview of our achievements in 2025, and our project, advocacy and fundraising plans for 2026.  One of our proudest achievements over the last… Read more →

Update on Plantlife’s Grassland Taskforce

In the last week of January 2026 some 30 stakeholders have been invited to join the Farming and Countryside Programme’s ‘SFI Programme Forum meeting’, to discuss how they think the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) could be streamlined and changed, including whether some payments could be decreased. Read more →

Herefordshire Meadows AGM 2026

On Wednesday 7th January, we held our Annual General Meeting. You know you have expanded as an organisation when the car park of your usual village hall venue is full to the brim fifteen minutes before the event’s start time. With a promise of a great talk and grass-fed beef buns from Perrystone Meats, everyone was keen to secure a… Read more →

Winter management and seedling safari

On Wednesday 3rd December, in a welcome break between what felt like weeks of rain, we gathered with a group of farmers and land managers at Bitterly Hyde, courtesy of hosts Camilla and Henry Dangerfield, to discuss winter management of newly restored grassland and to have a go at identifying emerging seedlings. Species-rich grasslands play a significant role in improving… Read more →