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Saving an historic wildflower meadow and ancient orchard by purchasing Hollybed Farm on the historic commons of Malvern Chase in Worcestershire. To save and restore fields of golden wild flowers which support bees, crickets, butterflies and the birds, bats and myriad wildlife there.

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    Situation

    Compared to the 1950s only a tiny fraction (c.3%) of the flower-rich meadows still survive in Britain - and they are still being lost every day. Of those remaining almost a quarter are in Worcestershire making our project of national importance. At the centre of the 42 acres of Hollybed Farm is the wonderful, flower-rich Starling Bank field , filled with golden wild flowers and grasses such as meadow vetchling,yellow rattle, burnet saxifrage and sweet vernal grass.

    Solution

    We will use seed -filled hay from Starling Bank to restore the other fields at Hollybed Farm. This together with traditional grazing and hay cutting will bring the fields back to life. We will also be restoring the existing remnant of the ancient orchard at the farm ; conserving the old trees and planting old varieties to provide food and habitats for many species of wildlife.

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  • Environment/Conservation Environment/​Conservation
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