Community Groups Greening up Chesham

Posted by plantameadow in Getting involved, How to help our pollinators, Useful information, Wildflower walks and tagged with British Wild Flowers, butterflies, Chesham, Chesham Town Council, Chilterns, meadow, River chess, walks, wildlife gardening November 18, 2013

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In 1257 Henry III granted the town of Chesham a royal charter to hold a weekly market. Today Chesham is still known as a market town and holds 3 regular markets as well as occasional specialist markets along its high street. It is also home to a quiet revolution of community spirit greening up its … Continue reading →

Chimney Meadows & Meadow Farm

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Land Management, Useful information, Wildflower walks and tagged with ancient meadows, Barn owls, BBOWT, butterflies, chiffchaff, Chimney Meadows, curlew, damselflies, Dexter cattle, Meadow Farm, meadow pipit, reed bunting, snipe, whitethroat, Wildlife Trust, willow warbler, yellow hammer July 10, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with Louise King, Estate Manager of Chimney Meadows and Lisa Lane, Upper Thames Living Landscape Manager for Berks, Bucks and Oxen Wildlife Trust (BBOWT). I was interested in talking to them about their work at Chimney Meadows, a former 250 hectare farm which BBOWT … Continue reading →

Ashridge Estate & Aldbury Nowers

Posted by plantameadow in Events, Getting involved, Land Management, Useful information, Wildflower walks and tagged with Aldbury Nowers, Ashridge Estate, butterflies, Chilterns, film location, Harry Potter, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, National Trust, nature reserve, Ridgeway National Trail, Ridgeway run, Tring, Tring Gap, Vale of Aylesbury, volunteering, Wildlife Trust, Working holidays March 25, 2013

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Last week I retraced the route of a competition run I took part in last year. Back in October I battled my way through the 9.7 mile Ridgeway Run and one thing that spurred me on was the unexpectedly glorious scenery midway through the route. I now know that this part of the run went through the Ashridge … Continue reading →

Make a difference in your garden or on your land.

Posted by plantameadow in How to help our pollinators, Useful information and tagged with bees, British Beekeeping Association, British wild flower plants, business, butterflies, Butterfly Conservation, Chelsea Flower Show, farming, gardening, land owners, moths, plants, pollinating insects, RHS, Urban Greening, wild life friendly plants, wildflowers, wildlife gardening, wildlife trusts April 17, 2012

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There are so many ways that we, the gardener or land owner, can help to increase our wild life friendly habitats. But, of course, all of our situations are different and we don’t always have the time to trawl the internet and bookshops to find the advice we need. So whether you have a small, … Continue reading →

Why Plant a Meadow?

Posted by plantameadow in Getting involved, How to help our pollinators, Useful information and tagged with bees, butterflies, garden, meadow, nature, plants, pollinating insects, wild flowers, wildlife gardening March 26, 2012

There is nothing more beautiful than a natural meadow alive with the buzzing, humming sound of busy bees and pretty butterflies and moths. In a relatively small space you’ll find a huge variety of insects feeding off the nectar that a wild flower meadow provides as part of our natural eco system. And it really … Continue reading →