Wildflower meadows are returning to the North Pennines, thanks to restoration project. The seven year scheme, run by the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership, has seen the return of a number of plants including yellow rattle, common bent, eyebright, wood crane’s-bill, ragged robin and the lesser trefoil. Funding for the project has come … [Read more...] about Wild flowers return to hay meadow
Hay Meadow
Wildlife Trust Back to School
Year 6 pupils from Houghton Primary School in Carlisle, Cumbria, have come up with some wonderful ideas on how to improve wildlife at Cumbria Wildlife Trust's new organic farm. The 10- and 11-year-olds suggested building log piles at Gosling Sike Farm to attract snakes, lizards, frogs and toads, as well as small mammals such as voles. They also proposed creating new ponds … [Read more...] about Wildlife Trust Back to School
Hay meadow survey
Recent years have seen a decline in traditional hay meadows by over 90% in the U.K. This decline has occurred due to changes in meadow management with ploughing, drainage, reseeding and the addition of fertilisers as primary factors. What is more this resource has become fragmented, isolated and is often found outside the current farming context in areas such as road … [Read more...] about Hay meadow survey