The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

Calling all North Devon Biosphere meadow makers . . . . You are invited to take part in the exciting citizen science project, The Big Devon Meadows Count 2025, a joint initiative between Moor Meadows and the Devon Biodiversity Records Centre. The project is keen to collect data from all over Devon, ...

Hello everyone - it's meadow-makers dream season! As the coordinator for the Biosphere group I recently attended an inspiring networking event for each of the regional group coordinators, hosted by Donna Cox of Moor Meadows. One priority we agreed was to try to get more meadows on the Forum's Map. T...

... and another, perhaps "easier to locate yourself" map. ...

Thanks Brian. We've also got very good germination where I put down green hay 2 years ago - and it is spreading slowly (despite haymaking). However, where I spread seeds on verges and some track-sides, the germination seems to have been very poor! It's not easy to establish without either green hay ...

Thanks Amy for your reply and description of your land - sounds really interesting - and important to safeguard these habitats in the upper part of the Taw catchment! I strongly suspect there is meadow thistle at Meshaw Moor, but suggest you check with DWT. Yes, you could add a pledge about your gen...

Thanks Cathy - look forward to meeting you tomorrow night at the Taw Valley farmers event, and we can discuss collaboration. Mike.

Hi everyone! I chair the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere's Nature Improvement Group - and we are working with the wonderful More Meadows team to support interested meadow-makers (from lawns to community spaces, to fields and verges) through the creation of this local Group for northern Devon. So, welco...