Last month Plantlife published a new briefing paper which it is sharing with the DEFRA Director, Mike Rowe outlining the changes they and other grassland charities would like to see made to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) to ensure the true value of species rich grasslands are unlocked and that permanent grasslands aren’t inadvertently lost to temporary herbal leys, among… Read more →
On Friday 7th November, our Meadow Monitors enjoyed a wonderful opportunity to take part in a grassland fungi foray at Stockings Meadow, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, led by the Fungi County Recorder, Jo Weightman. The event formed part of our extended training programme for the Meadow Monitors, designed to deepen understanding of additional indicators of grassland health, other than… Read more →
If you follow us and our activities, you might remember our recruitment campaign for Meadow Monitors back in April– a call for volunteers to help us assess the progress of meadows restored through the 2021 Meadow Makers project. Thanks to Jules Agate, and the fantastic response from our community, that call quickly grew into the fully fledged and super efficient… Read more →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
