The Moor Meadows community group was established in 2015 by a small friendly group of local people on Dartmoor. Our aim is to help each other in conserving, restoring and creating wildflower rich grasslands in the landscape of Dartmoor and beyond.
We are a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers passionate about meadows. A meadows email exchange forum was set up so members can communicate with each other, plus a series of Meadow Open Days, informative talks, inspirational conferences and practical workshops in order to increase wildlife knowledge and habitat management skills.
https://forum.moremeadows.org.uk/
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoreMeadows/ (76)
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoorMeadows (296)
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/moormeadows (146)
Me and My Meadow
Across Dartmoor and beyond, hundreds of people are managing many acres of wildflower-rich meadows as a habitat for a wide range of flora and fauna, all helping to create a living landscape across the region.
Meadow makers range from farmers passionate about nature-friendly farming, to private landowners with an acre or two who manage their patch as a nature reserve, to those with simple wild areas in their orchard or garden.
https://moormeadows.org.uk/me-and-my-meadow/
https://moormeadows.org.uk/me-and-my-meadow/geoff-hearnden/
Meadows Map
The Meadows Map shows the locations of meadows on Dartmoor, and now also within Devon as a whole. Building up a network of meadows in close proximity to each other is important for wildlife, enabling them to move about through ‘wildlife corridors’.
Meadow makers can also see the proximity of their meadows in relation to others, encouraging greater potential for sharing of information, contractors and grazing.
Please note the vast majority of these meadows are privately owned and there is no public access. However, several of them open as part of Open Meadows in summer, so check out the Events page frequently.
https://moormeadows.org.uk/map/
Contractors
We are building up a local network of organisations and individuals with skills and services to help those members who would like help managing their grasslands and boundaries, from graziers who can loan livestock for conservation grazing, to contractors who can lay hedges, build dry stone walls and install stock fencing. In addition are people who can offer botanical surveys and management plans if you so desire.
Arrangements need to be made directly with the contractor. You will appreciate that Moor Meadows cannot take responsibility for any work carried out.
https://moormeadows.org.uk/information/resources/contractors/
