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by Kelly M O’Brien
Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:37 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Solar grazing: meadow biodiversity + green energy
Replies: 7
Views: 6002

Solar grazing: meadow biodiversity + green energy

I’ve recently learned about ‘solar grazing’ (the use of sheep, etc. to graze solar farms) and am wondering if anyone here has experience with the practice or has seen it in operation? While not as beautiful as a habitat on its own, it appears to be an interesting option for increasing biodiversity w...
by Kelly M O’Brien
Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:19 am
Forum: Bath & North East Somerset
Topic: Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!
Replies: 5
Views: 5269

Re: Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!

Wonderful, Nick, and thank you!
by Kelly M O’Brien
Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Bath & North East Somerset
Topic: Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!
Replies: 5
Views: 5269

Re: Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!

Hi Sue - fabulous and thanks for letting us know you’re in the region. And you’re the second person within a week that’s mentioned Emorsgate near Bath. I’d love to go see what they’re up to there. Maybe we could get enough interest here to organize a site visit / tour?
by Kelly M O’Brien
Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:34 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: New local group: Bath and Bristol area
Replies: 0
Views: 1674

New local group: Bath and Bristol area

If you are in Somerset and especially near Bath or Bristol, please join our new local group! https://forum.moremeadows.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=328 Our aim is to collect and share local resources to support land management, offer access to local experts for site visits, equipment & tool s...
by Kelly M O’Brien
Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: Bath & North East Somerset
Topic: Resources for meadow makers: Moor Meadows recorded talks archive
Replies: 0
Views: 2550

Resources for meadow makers: Moor Meadows recorded talks archive

To help ‘seed’ this new forum, I’ll occasionally share archived resources here from the main forum. Since it’s inception, Moor Meadows has hosted a rich and generous array of talks to support meadow makers. You can access the entire archive here https://youtube.com/channel/UCjHa28jhYdl336FF5fPJ-gw i...
by Kelly M O’Brien
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: Bath & North East Somerset
Topic: PlantLife UK ‘Fall into Nature’ online talks to support meadow makers
Replies: 0
Views: 2739

PlantLife UK ‘Fall into Nature’ online talks to support meadow makers

There are some great (free!) online talks happening this fall via Plantlife UK to support and inspire meadow makers. Their Fall into Nature series includes: Carbon Sink: more than a pretty place Grasslands as a climate solution Breathing new life – how the next generation of conservationists are mak...
by Kelly M O’Brien
Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Bath & North East Somerset
Topic: Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!
Replies: 5
Views: 5269

Welcome to the Bath/Bristol Local Group!

Hello and Welcome! Please join us here for local meadow makers in the Bath and Bristol region on all things wildflower and grasslands. I am a smallholder outside of Bath (on the Bristol side) with wildflower meadows on our land. I’ve been on a steep learning curve and am passionate about these gorge...