Landscapes for Life Conference 2018 - Bowland Haytime
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Landscapes for Life Conference 2018 - Shaping the Long View Tuesday 24th July – Thursday 26th July 2018 University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent
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Landscapes for Life Conference 2018 - Bowland Haytime
- 2. Bowland Haytime • 'Bowland Haytime' encompasses a suite of species-rich grassland restoration projects • Delivered jointly by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Forest of Bowland AONB from 2012 to the present
- 3. Bowland Haytime ‘Restoration’ • farm 'field-scale' meadow restoration • 'pollinator patches' and 'mini- meadows' within local communities and villages • training in restoration techniques and traditional skills, including scything and hay-making • grassland and pollinator surveying by local volunteers
- 4. Bowland Haytime ‘Communities’ • engaging schools in outdoor learning about meadows and pollinators • collecting ‘haytime’ recollections and stories • local community events celebrating meadows
- 5. Bowland Haytime ‘In Numbers’ • 112 hectares of meadows restored and enhanced (35% increase in Bowland’s species-rich meadows) • over 100 grasslands surveyed • 24 people trained in plant and bumblebee identification skills • 45 people taught to scythe • 155 volunteers • 400+ attendees at public events • 21 volunteer days for young people
- 6. Bowland Haytime ‘In Numbers’ • 112 hectares of meadows restored and enhanced (35% increase in Bowland’s species-rich meadows) • over 100 grasslands surveyed • 24 people trained in plant and bumblebee identification skills • 45 people taught to scythe • 155 volunteers • 400+ attendees at public events • 21 volunteer days for young people
Editor's Notes
- Government reports in late 40s, post WWII which led to National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 Designated 1964 Active Partnership from 1986.