Hollybed Farm Meadows
Our largest meadow reserve, being restored to its former glory.
Our largest meadow reserve, being restored to its former glory.
Our volunteer team at Hollybed Farm Meadows are looking for a few more pairs of hands to help manage this wonderful mixture of orchard and meadows nestled between local common land.
In 2013, the former Prince of Wales launched Coronation Meadows to honour the 60th year of the late Queen’s accession to the throne.
From otters to orchids and birds to butterflies, twelve photographers from across Worcestershire are celebrating after being chosen as winners for a popular county wildlife calendar.
From harvest mice to hoverflies and waxwings to spider webs, twelve photographers from across Worcestershire are celebrating after being chosen as winners in a popular county wildlife calendar.…
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…
A scrambling plant, Meadow vetchling has yellow flowers. It is a member of the pea family and can be seen on rough grassland, waste ground and roadside verges.
The meadow pipit favours moorland and grassland. It is an unfortunate victim of cuckolding behaviour - their own young being pushed out of the nest, so they can look after the 'parasitic…