The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

Don't worry they will regrow, from the base. You don't need to scarify, you may damage seedling that you might want to keep. You will start seeing new growth as soon as the soil warms up. The plants that are starting to flower here (at 100m on Dartmoor) are primroses and celandines, not much else ye...

£6 a small round bale - it's about one and a half time's the size of a small square bale.

A Pesticide Free Devon Conference & Gathering organised by Green Futures, Newton Abbot Saturday 7th June 10.30am-4.30pm The Courtney Centre, Newton Abbot Key speakers: Guy Singh Watson, Riverford Organics Amanda Keetley, Devon Environment Foundation Martin Wrigley, MP for Newton Abbot Plus a ra...

Hi Rebecca If you can't find buyers, you may find a local farmer will cut and bale it for you in exchange for the hay. I had that arrangement when I started, though you may have to compromise when it is cut There is a wonderful meadows initiative in Peebles: https://www.merlindalenature.com/ Good lu...

Grants up to £2,000 are available to transform an urban green space with UK native plants or fungi, encourage wildlife and involve your local community. Funded by Grow Wild, the outreach programme run by Kew Gardens. There are two schemes: Community Programme – up to £2,000 to transform an urban spa...

Free tree offer - for those located in Dartmoor National Park: Do you have hedges that need gapping up? Would you like to plant new hedges? Or perhaps you’re interested in establishing a small copse or wooded area in a field corner or as a shelter belt? If so, this offer could help you. However, act...

Did you know Moor Meadows’ YouTube channel features a series of practical hedge-laying videos, along with a fascinating and informative ' Managing Hedgerows for Wildlife ' talk? Check them out for expert tips and advice—more than 54,000 people already have. It’s not just members tuning in; it seems ...

The Devon Environment Foundation, which has generously supported Moor Meadows with grants to help launch this Forum and, more recently, to support The Big Devon Meadows Count (set for roll-out in 2025), is hosting an incredible Prize Draw! You could win 3 nights of luxury accommodation for up to 8 ...

Devon Rural Skills Trust is offering a small number of free places on its training courses to under-25s who have an interest in threatened countryside skills. One free place on each of its Saturday training courses will be available to young people aged 18 to 25. Devon Rural Skills Trust (DRST) run...

Hi everyone, if you couldn't make it to Chagford recently to see renowned ecologist John Walters' fascinating talk on wild bees - Masons, Miners and Scissors - Wild Bees of the Meadows - or if you did and you'd like to see his inspiring talk again - here's the link: https://youtu.be/P-2o-b41sdk John...