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by Mark Baker
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Meadows by George Peterken
Replies: 1
Views: 3733

Re: Meadows by George Peterken

by Mark Baker
Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Field Scale Meadow Restoration and Creation
Topic: Neutral grassland / lowland meadow creation - help needed
Replies: 7
Views: 4717

Re: Neutral grassland / lowland meadow creation - help needed

Hi Ed, We've oversown a 2ha cattle-grazed pasture at Knapp Copse LNR (https://www.devon.gov.uk/environment/access-to-the-countryside/country-parks/knapp-copse-local-nature-reserve) with a wildflower seed mix from Goren Farm a couple of years ago and are now managing it as a hay meadow. Happy to shar...
by Mark Baker
Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:35 pm
Forum: Other Habitat Management
Topic: Hedges
Replies: 4
Views: 4126

Re: Hedges

I discovered the BBC Future website today. Looks to be home to lots of excellent and relatively in-depth journalism, including this interesting article about hedgerows:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20 ... for-nature
by Mark Baker
Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Field Scale Meadow Restoration and Creation
Topic: Increasing diversity in a meadow
Replies: 6
Views: 8879

Re: Increasing diversity in a meadow

At Knapp Copse LNR https://www.devon.gov.uk/environment/access-to-the-countryside/country-parks/knapp-copse-local-nature-reserve in East Devon, we have just oversown a semi-improved field as part of a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme. 2ha of the field was topped and power-harrowed by our g...
by Mark Baker
Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Excellent grassland handbook currently on sale with NHBS
Replies: 0
Views: 2418

Excellent grassland handbook currently on sale with NHBS

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by Mark Baker
Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:17 pm
Forum: East Devon
Topic: Green hay donor sites in East Devon?
Replies: 3
Views: 3013

Green hay donor sites in East Devon?

We are looking to restore a 6 acre, semi-improved field within Knapp Copse LNR near Farway. It is currently grazed by cattle, but we are looking to restore and switch from pasture to meadow management in this field (surrounding fields will continue to be grazed). In a new CS Higher Tier agreement fo...