Wyescapes is a Landscape Recovery project for more than 5000 hectares along the river corridors of the Wye and Lugg in Herefordshire. 50 landholdings will collaborate to restore the riverside habitats and support nature recovery, improve public access and engagement with the landscape, whilst producing quality food and produce through sustainable climate-resilient farming. Herefordshire Meadows are a delivery partner on… Read more →
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Wyescapes: Food, Nature, Water – Stakeholder Workshop
Wyescapes is a Landscape Recovery Project for the Rivers Wye and Lugg spanning the river corridor from Leominster to Symonds Yat. The Herefordshire Rural Hub are developing plans that will help restore river habitats, support nature recovery and improve public access and engagement with the landscape, whilst producing high-quality food through sustainable, climate-resilient farming. Who is this workshop for?… Read more →
Wyescapes; Food, Nature, Water
The Wyescapes project launched on 8th May with its inaugural meeting held on the banks of the Wye in Hereford. The project brings together 40 land holdings covering more than 4000 hectares of land along the river corridor, spanning the county of Herefordshire from north to south. The farmers and land managers are working to identify actions and changes they… Read more →
Landscape Recovery projects in Herefordshire with potential for grassland restoration
DEFRA have announced a list of 34 successful Landscape Recovery Projects. The good news is that there are two in Herefordshire See the DEFRA announcement here: Landscape Recovery: sharing the successful second round projects – Farming (blog.gov.uk) Both projects contain elements of grassland creation and restoration including floodplain meadow, lowland meadow and wet grassland opportunities. Several Herefordshire Meadows members expressed interest… Read more →