What’s happening in #FloodplainMeadows in May? Once the floods subside, plants will be growing thick and fast now for the spring flush. Golden buttercups and shaggy meadow foxtail flowers are in the mix.
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Take a moment to enjoy some wildflowers near you this #EarthDay 🌼🌸🌎

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Out with fellow botanist Tim, counting Snake's-head Fritillaries in ancient Hinksey floodplain meadow of Thames, Oxford. Fls few, many ?eaten off, but vegetative plants numerous. Tried to catch a queen Bombus lapidarius pollinating, note last photo where fluffy red tail visible!

Love this curlew wire sculpture by Annie Shadrake! #WorldCurlewDay

It's #WorldCurlewDay ! This iconic bird is in serious decline and can often be found nesting in or near #floodplainmeadows . Find out more about managing floodplain meadows for breeding curlew
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It's #WorldCurlewDay ! If you fancy a bit of curlew creativity, check out these great activity sheets from artist Alice Walker 🎨
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Visit the Herefordshire Meadows #GreenMatchFund page to double your donations 🌼🌱👇

RMAVIS offers additional analyses like correspondences to other classifications, diversity metrics & summaries of compositional change. It also includes an updated NVC dataset from the Floodplain Meadows.

Check it out and please send us feedback!

🔗 ceh.ac.uk/rmavis

Passionate about preserving nature?

Join our webinar on April 25th at 7pm and discover how floodplain meadows play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation
#Environment #Floodplains #webinar

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Given the funds are for restoring #FloodplainMeadows , perhaps your followers may be interested in this appeal Freshwater Habitats Trust Floodplain Meadows...

This will be great, don't miss the chance to join this free webinar with Floodplain Meadows

Wellies on for @bbowt team counting Snake's-head fritillaries at Iffley Meadow today! What effects will dry summers and wet winters have on these beautiful plants of floodplain meadows beside the River Thames, and #ThamesPath National Trail.
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How we use our land without damage is explored today at the BES Policy #LandUseSummit . The multifunctional value of floodplain meadows & the work of Floodplain Meadows is on display as part of the conversation of the role of ecologists with land use. bit.ly/3xDvEgm

Looking forward to this! It's going to be a really interesting talk by Floodplain Meadows

The recent Floodplain Meadows project featured Debbie Wilkins & others in the area as they adapted to more regenerative farming of their floodplains🌊🚜

Read more - with videos & factsheets about their experiences

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#FoodSecurity #Agriculture

Thanks @bbowt for training on Curlew nest fence protection earlier. Volunteers trained ✅, fencing kit sourced ✅ 3 pairs Curlew establishing territory ✅ now for the small task of finding nests to help increase nesting success 🤣🤞 River Thame CT ready and raring to go …..

We’re delighted to announce that Caroline O'Rourke and Professor David Gowing from
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are kindly giving a free webinar to the Gwent LNPs about their role in biodiversity conservation in Wales More info and register for free here 👇 bit.ly/floodplainwebi…

25th April at 7pm - join Professor David Gowing from Floodplain Meadows to learn about the habitat, history, biodiversity, management, and ecosystem services of floodplain meadows 🌷💧 Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…

#WatercressAndWinterbournes Wessex Rivers Trust The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The new artwork adorning the façade of a disused Salisbury shop depicts a species-rich #floodplainmeadow , including both the colourful aboveground meadow flowers one might see in June and their hidden deep root. Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature CIC OU: Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences
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We’re delighted to announce that Caroline O'Rourke and Professor David Gowing from Floodplain Meadows are kindly giving a free webinar to the Gwent LNPs about their role in biodiversity conservation in Wales

More info and register for free here 👇
bit.ly/floodplainwebi…