Long Mead Farm and Local Wildlife Site
  Long Mead County Wildlife Site
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        • Find the stories of the orchard trees
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  • THAMES VALLEY WILDFLOWER MEADOW RESTORATION PROJECT
    • Meadow Restoration: step by step
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        • Long Mead and the National Curriculum
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          • Famous Eynsham Apple Growers
          • Water meadows in history
          • Long Mead and River Thames before Tudor times
          • Swinford Toll Bridge and highwaymen: Tom, Dick and Harry
          • The Thames at Long Mead in literature
          • Risk Assessment of Long Mead
          • The Countryside Code
    • Worshops/Training >
      • Meadow Restoration
      • Teachers Workshops
      • Hedge-laying
      • Community Meadows
      • Art and Science

Meadow restoration

In July 2021 Charles Flower and his daughter, Sarah, held two workshops at Long Mead Meadow, providing insight into the restoration and establishment of wildflower meadows. The group of about 20 in attendance came from nearby surrounding areas, each with common endeavours to restore wildflowers. From Oxford College gardeners to Eynsham villagers working with 20x20m patches of land, the diverse group shared a passion. Talking together we were able to learn about the techniques needed to achieve restorations goals, for example, knowing when to top the crop to ensure enough light reaches the seeds below the earlier flowering plants. We also felt a real sense of community cohesion, with everyone doing their part in creating corridors and steppingstones for wildlife to thrive in. The workshop demonstrated the creativity and energy that can be achieved by the Nature Recovery network approach, which connects people from different worlds.

Contact; Catriona Bass                               

EMAIL LONGMEAD.COUNTYWILDLIFESITE@GMAIL.COM

LONG MEAD FOUNDATION (Charity number 1196294): Email longmeadfoundation@gmail.com
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