This year we have been supporting landowners in the Frome, Arrow, Lugg and Wye catchments to carry out species rich grassland restoration and enhancement works with support from the Environment Agency’s Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF). We have worked with 10 different landowners to:

• create 12.32ha of new species rich grassland including 1.4ha of floodplain meadow.
• enhance 7.8ha of semi species rich grasslands through the introduction of additional yellow rattle seed.
• run two volunteer seeding events and a winter management training session.

The project will increase biodiversity, reduce nutrient use and run off, improve soil health, improve animal health and food quality, and increase soil water holding capacity and carbon sequestration in the Wye Catchment.