Landowners and Wildlife

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Land Management, Useful information and tagged with badger, Badger conservation, Barn Owl Trust, biodiversity, blue tit, British Wildlife, bullfinch, Butterfly Conservation, Buzzards, chaffinch, cherry, coal tit, deer, Defra, ELS, farming and forestry, goldcrest, great tit, greater spotted woodpecker, green farming schemes, green lanes, Hare Preservation, hornbeam, jay, landowner, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, marsh tit, medieval dew pond, monk jack, Natural England, nuthatch, oak, pipistrelle, plant survey, Red Kite, Ryan Clark Nature Photography, sorrel, speedwell, swallows, Tree Creepers and Pied Wagtails, wildlife, wood mellick, wren July 22, 2012

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A few weeks ago, I spent a lovely couple of hours walking part of a 100 acre farm owned by Jef Bell and Linda Rogers. I was particularly interested in meeting with them as they have practised non intensive, chemical-free land management on the site for the last 19 years. As we walked around on … Continue reading →

Wildflower Meadow Progress

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Local stories and tagged with bees, BugLife, Butterfly Conservation, Chamomile, Comfrey, cornflower, Cranesbill, hedgerow, Hollyhock, marbled white butterfly, Marigold, meadow, meadow brown butterfly, pollinators, Poppy, Rosebay Willowherb, Silver Y moth, wildflowers July 10, 2012

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Back in April we sowed our first wildflower meadow with an annual and perennial mix of British cornflowers and wildflowers. And then we waited…………. And we waited…….. And we waited….. Unfortunately the summer barely arrived and as we have all been witness to, the rain fell and fell – as did the temperature. So it … Continue reading →