{"id":4291,"date":"2024-01-26T16:42:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/?page_id=4291"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:12:40","slug":"habitat-management-grassland-meadow-wildflowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/habitat-management-grassland-meadow-wildflowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassland, Meadows &#038; Wildflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-twentytwentyone-border has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"General-guidance\">General guidance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwct.org.uk\/farming\/advice\/flower-power-a-brief-guide-to-encouraging-beneficial-insects-using-wildflowers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Game &amp; Wildlife Conservation Trust<\/a> Encouraging beneficial insects using wildflowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PlantlifeVideo\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> (YouTube) A wide variety of videos, including plant ID and habitat creation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFI-Community-Final-Draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Wildlife Trusts Action for Insects<\/a> Encouraging the community (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/our-work\/b-lines\/b-lines-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buglife<\/a> Pollinator guidance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/A-brief-guide-to-meadow-management-2024.pdf\">A brief guide to meadow management<\/a> by Audrey Compton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Arable-weeds\">Arable weeds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwct.org.uk\/farming\/research\/weeds-in-arable-fields-could-help-declining-insect-populations\" target=\"_blank\">Game &amp; Wildlife Conservation Trust <\/a>Importance of weeds in arable fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Pasture\">Pasture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnowltrust.org.uk\/how-to-manage-land-for-barn-owls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Barn Owl Trust<\/a> How to manage land for barn owls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCdUEAqMf7zrrXua677-4aIQ\" target=\"_blank\">Pasture for Life series of Webinars<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Traditional-wildflower-meadows\">Traditional wildflower meadows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/moormeadows.org.uk\/information\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moormeadows resources page<\/a> For all things to do with meadows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.moremeadows.org.uk\/viewforum.php?f=39\" target=\"_blank\">Moormeadows Forum<\/a> Lots more useful resources on meadows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/magnificentmeadows.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Magnificent Meadows<\/a> Management advice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floodplainmeadows.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Floodplain Meadows Partnership<\/a> Advice on floodplain meadow management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Life in the Meadow video series (YouTube)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OhLIalC1Lic&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 1 : Bees <\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OhLIalC1Lic&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 2: Wildflowers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8zgOOt9Irq4\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 3: Butterflies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z2dD7-GlQjg\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 4: Common Meadow Insects<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vICuvfrcnHg\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 5: Birds and Meadow Habitat<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wew3cAke_pI\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the Meadow &#8211; Part 6: Beetles and Bugs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Verges\">Verges<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audrey&#8217;s fabulous <a href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Greenspaces-Random-Mowing-Pictures.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">random mowing diagrams<\/a> for Teignbridge District Council sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/uk\/our-work\/publications\/road-verge-management-guide\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> Managing Grassland Road Verges document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlife.love-wildflowers.org.uk\/roadvergecampaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plantlife<\/a> Save Wildflowers on Road Verges campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/environment\/wildlife\/managing-verges-for-wildlife\" target=\"_blank\">Devon County Council<\/a> Life on the verge in Devon &#8211; Guidance on how to manage road verges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarkacountrytrust.org.uk\/love-b-524226.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tarka Country Trust<\/a> Life On The Verge Biosphere Project (2016 &#8211; 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2b4D5aTxnkU\" target=\"_blank\">Moor Meadows<\/a> Life on the verge: Creating and managing wildlife-friendly verges (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General guidance Arable weeds Pasture Traditional wildflower meadows Verges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4291"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5184,"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4291\/revisions\/5184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}