Malvern Hills National Landscape
We’ve been out in the last couple of weeks looking at grasslands that we reseeded with wildflower and grass seed in the past and which are now being managed as meadows, left to grow until they are cut for hay later in the summer. Some of these sites were reseeded just last year but others have been meadows for 3 or 4 years now. We haven’t analysed all of the results yet but it’s already very clear that the wildflowers and grasses are spreading.
Meadows really are great places for nature. An estimated 97% of our lowland meadows have been lost in the past century so creating and restoring this habitat is crucial and rewarding work. We’re aiming to support landowners in restoring some 25 hectares of meadow this year.
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Love all the meadows, so happy to see Orchids along Townsend way 😊
I'm really enjoyed seeing the meadows and more nature too 👏👏
A fantastic visit to Netherley Estate today for an event organised by the Royal Forestry Society – RFS. We learnt about how the woods on the estate are managed and discussed different options for managing an old area of plantation. We ended up at the site of an historic orchard which was recently planted up with more than 60 new trees under the #farminginprotectedlandscapes programme. It was great to spend some time with a group of professionals discussing the management of this wonderful part of the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
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