Tag Archive for floodplain

Farming in a Floodplain

FARMING IN A FLOODPLAIN   Join us for a visit to beef farmer Andy Rumming at Waterhay Farm Producing high quality beef and making best use of water on the farm, plus many other benefits.   Come and find out how Andy makes this work financially. Could this be part of the solution on your farm to climate and ecological… Read more →

Floodplain Meadows Partnership Conference 2021

This online conference is taking place over 3 days with morning and early evening sessions. Keynote speakers include Barry Gardiner MP, Tine Christiansen (European Environment Agency) and Tony Juniper (Chair, Natural England). Topics of discussion will include; soil carbon storage, natural flood management, strategic floodplain meadow restoration and many more. More information about the event and how to purchase tickets can… Read more →

Hay Days Survey

Floodplain Meadows PhD Student Vicky Bowskill, is looking at hay as part of her studies. She is making a plea to anyone who makes hay from species rich fields, or buys it in for livestock use, to fill in the questionnaire here https://openuniversity.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/hay-days Further information about the study is attached and can also be found on our website. Please share… Read more →