The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

Meadow lovers in West Devon might like to support a bid by the Devon Wildlife Trust to buy a wildflower-rich area of grassland near Okehampton. Collaven Moor adjoins the Trust's existing Stourton Quarry and would double the size of the reserve. The moor consists of 20 acres of wet grassland, heath, ...

Hi Alice, I've signed the petition. Like Donna I wondered if your local wildlife trust was helping you? Is it possible the grassland could be defined as ancient? As if so I think an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for a change of use. I think District Councils have been instructed to inc...

Meadow enthusiasts in West Devon are urgently seeking others who share their passion for this rare and special habitat. The West Devon Meadows Group – which is part of Moor Meadows – is looking for people to strengthen its steering group. They’re particularly keen to hear from people with organising...

Meadow enthusiasts in West Devon are urgently seeking others who share their passion for this rare and special habitat. The West Devon Meadows Group – which is part of Moor Meadows – is looking for people to strengthen its steering group. They’re particularly keen to hear from people with organising...

Hi Jamie, Thank you for your message. Yes we too had some concerns about this and we're seeking more information from Rosemoor. Their meadows also contain a few non-native species such as cyclamen-flowered daffodil and hoop petticoat daffodil (from Portugal and Spain) and blue and white Camassias. A...

Is anyone looking for green hay to restore or create a wildflower meadow? The West Devon Meadows Group has been offered several bales from meadows near Torrington. But these are no ordinary meadows – these are RHS meadows. The offer came from the Royal Horticulture Society’s Rosemoor Gardens. It was...

Is anyone looking for green hay to restore or create a wildflower meadow? The West Devon Meadows Group has been offered several bales from meadows near Torrington. But these are no ordinary meadows – these are RHS meadows. The offer came from the Royal Horticulture Society’s Rosemoor Gardens. It was...

Its been a busy time for the West Devon Meadows Group who have held a number of meadow related events in the last few months. In April more than 60 people attended the group's first public meeting in Lifton for a talk by well known Dartmoor ecologist and artist, John Walters. Other events included a...

A scything course for beginners is being held next month in one of the most beautiful parts of West Devon. It’s the second course to be organised by the West Devon Meadows Group, which is part of the Moor Meadows community group on Dartmoor. It will take place at Germansweek on Friday, July 14 on pr...

The West Devon Meadows Group is holding a scything course for beginners this month and there's only one place left! The course is being held near St Giles on the Heath next week on Wednesday, May 24th. The course starts at 9.30am and finishes at 4pm. It is being held on a beautiful former farmstead ...