The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

hi we are in membury and have land that was over grazed when we bought it. we have left it ungrazed for two cutting seasons and the difference in wildlife (both quantity and diversity) is amazing. the plant species that have returned is also outside anything we could have expected. we are going to c...

Thanks for your reply Jane - I do think other people's experience is hugely useful and indeed interesting so thank you for including it. The joy of finding something new you had no part in is just the best thing ever. picking through the fields wondering what things are is one of my favourite hobbie...

Hi I have 30 acres that used to be heavily grazed by sheep that we have just left since we bought them 2.5 years ago. The first year the fields were very poor in terms of species diversity, but the second and third have been amazing with new species arriving each year. One area of our fields in part...

I have little information to impart but just wanted to comment on your suggestion of getting a FiPL grant for fencing. The Blackdown Hills AONB simply won't entertain grants for fencing - at least not as the fundamental part of the project. I'm not even allow to have an application form! I have foun...

where in east devon are you? have you found goren farm? have you considered green hay from somewhere very local?

what's your plans for machinery?

We seem to have a lot of docks and nettles, particularly where the land has been under pressure in the past. However we also have an awful lot of sorrel which I read is botanically the same plant as the dock. This isn't going to prove a problem is it? I've got so much spear thistle that getting that...