#NationalMeadowsDay
Bit murky in Suffolk today so here's a film I made earlier. #haymeadows #farming
How is a hare meant to sunbathe in a meadow unless you cut a hareway? ๐ #brownhare #haymeadows
๐ผ๐ผ๐ผGolden hour๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ
๐ผAmongst the globeflowers๐ผ
#yorkshire #fields #golden #yellow #globeflowers #farm #shepherdess #wildflowers #flowers #meadows #haymeadows
The hills are alive with the sound of music. Lots of buzzing & tweeting.๐ถ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ถ
#yorkshire #shepherdess #meadows #haymeadows #flowers #birds #bees
Grasshoppers .๐ฆ
*Much of the land is too steep to even contemplate mowing so these banks remain uncut. Late flowering plants grow in profusion, devils bit scabious, betony, harebells. Birdsfoot trefoil, hawkbit, great burnet & meadowsweet*
#haymeadows #wildflowers #insects
Since the 1930s weโve lost 97% of our haymeadows so when you come across one that is full of wildlife, such as common blue and small copper butterflies, and pyramidal orchids, itโs a real natural wonder #Springwatch #30DaysWild
๐ถRunning up that hill๐ถ
*& down it too*
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#yorkshire #haymeadows #flowers #summer #countryside #nature
When rain is predicted, grass is gathered into these large piles to reduce the surface area exposed to water. Then when it's dry and sunny these piles will be spread out again to dry. #hay meadows #makinghay #hay #Transylvania
Bathtime beckons for Tony.
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#yorkshire #haymeadows #pony #bath #flowers
A little video part 1&2.... on our haymeadows..I couldnt do it in twitter time but hopefully it will give you a little info on how we manage them and what is special to us. The Elan Valley Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Rhayader by Nature Plantlife Cymru Nature Friendly Farming Network RSPB Cymru ๐ Buglife Butterfly Conservation ๐ฆ
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Our species rich hay meadows are a haven for insects & ground nesting birds, particularly curlews & lapwings. We donโt cut our wildflower meadows until the flowers have reseeded & the chicks have fledged.
#haymeadows
Saw lots of these in the hay meadow, in this one could see hundreds of tiny spiderlings. Could see them move when I gentle moved the grass. Isnโt nature wonderful! #wildlife #haymeadows #IsleOfMan
