Grassland, Meadows & Wildflowers

General guidance

• Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Encouraging beneficial insects using wildflowers
• Plantlife (YouTube) A wide variety of videos, including plant ID and habitat creation
• Devon Wildlife Trusts Action for Insects Encouraging the community (pdf)
• Buglife Pollinator guidance
• A brief guide to meadow management by Audrey Compton

Arable weeds

• Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Importance of weeds in arable fields

Pasture

• The Barn Owl Trust How to manage land for barn owls
• Pasture for Life series of Webinars (YouTube)

Traditional wildflower meadows

• Moormeadows resources page For all things to do with meadows
• Moormeadows Forum Lots more useful resources on meadows
• Magnificent Meadows Management advice
• Floodplain Meadows Partnership Advice on floodplain meadow management
• Life in the Meadow video series (YouTube)
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 1 : Bees
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 2: Wildflowers
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 3: Butterflies
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 4: Common Meadow Insects
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 5: Birds and Meadow Habitat
  • Life in the Meadow – Part 6: Beetles and Bugs

Verges

• Audrey’s fabulous random mowing diagrams for Teignbridge District Council sites

• Plantlife Managing Grassland Road Verges document
• Plantlife Save Wildflowers on Road Verges campaign
• Devon County Council Life on the verge in Devon – Guidance on how to manage road verges
• Tarka Country Trust Life On The Verge Biosphere Project (2016 – 2020)
• Moor Meadows Life on the verge: Creating and managing wildlife-friendly verges (YouTube)