We are Oxford Climate Award Finalists!
Long Mead Foundation (LMF) and Nature Recovery Network (NRN) are among the three Finalists for the Biodiversity and Environment Category of the Oxford Climate Awards, for the Thames Valley Wildflower Meadow Restoration Project.
It is a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about our extremely rare ancient floodplain meadows, such as Long Mead, of which only 4 square miles remain in the UK. NRN and LMF have been supporting their survival by using Long Mead’s seed to create new meadows around the ancient ones.
Since 2018 we have connected up over 250 hectares of ancient and restored meadow along the Thames upstream and downstream of Eynsham Lock.
Hand-sowing Yellow Rattle after the green hay was spread. Photo Catriona Bass
This summer we spread seed from Long Mead on Changeable Furlongs, the meadows along the Wharf Stream Way that we have leased from Smiths of Bletchingdon.
Come and join us all on the 21 September (2pm to 5pm at Long Mead) to pot on the rarer plants which we have been growing by hand to plant out in these meadows later in the Autumn.
NRN members attended Oxford Town Hall on 28th August for the Awards Drinks -Photo Deborah Fleming
We're delighted to have been nominated for this award. Read all about the awards and see all the nominees in each category here. The winners will be announced on 17th September.