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, so please participate as we will then have a better picture of our species-rich meadows across the Biosphere area as well as the county as a whole - an important contribution to implementation of our Nature Recovery Plan.
What's involved
Simply survey your meadow - whatever its size or species richness - just once this summer, anytime between 1st June and 31st August.
No expertise is needed. The project team will provide all the resources you need, including exclusive access to mini video guides. Also, a training session led by the project team will take place in north Devon on 5 July so if you’re uncertain about the methodology you can find out exactly how to do the survey at this event. Learn what defines a species-rich meadow, improve your plant ID skills, and contribute to vital biodiversity records for Devon. Last year’s pilot project revealed remarkable results - several participants discovered their meadows were so plant-diverse that they qualified for County Wildlife Site designation, the equivalent of a gold medal for habitat conservation in the UK.
Already had a professional meadow survey?If you’ve had a botanical survey within the last five years, The Devon Biodiversity Records Centre would greatly appreciate your data contributions if you’re happy to share your findings.
We hope you’ll take part in the project by surveying your meadow (or several) this summer.
For further details & to take part register here:
https://moormeadows.org.uk/big-devon-me ... ount-2025/