Meadow creation & management
For those wondering how to create a new meadow; or restore and manage an existing wildflower area
For those wondering how to create a new meadow; or restore and manage an existing wildflower area
Refresh or improve your identification skills of meadow plants
Floodplain meadows bring both beauty and biodiversity to the landscape. Join Dr David Gowing for an introduction to these valuable habitats.
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
Learn the traditional heritage skill of using a scythe on this practical course.
Learn the traditional heritage skill of using a scythe on this practical course.
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
Would you like to help us monitor our restored hay meadows? Do you have some plant ID skills or are keen to develop your skills? Then join our team of meadow surveyors.
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
An excellent example of an unimproved hay meadow. Designated as Kent's Coronation Meadow.