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Information & associations |
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| The Accidental Smallholder | excellent introduction |
| BBC | English meadows declining fast |
| British Grassland Society | forum for those with an active interest in the science and practice of temperate grassland production and utilisation |
| Countryside Council for Wales | habitat series: meadows & pastures |
| Floodplain Meadows Partnership | monitor, protect and encourage the restoration of wildflower-rich floodplain meadows in the UK |
| Grassland Development Centre |
delivering science and information to livestock farmers to improve efficiency of grassland production and protect and enhance grassland habitats
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| The Grasslands Trust | established in 2002 to address the crisis facing our wildflower-rich grasslands |
| The Grasslands Trust |
5 types of grassland: limestone grasslands; marshy grasslands; acid grasslands; lowland meadows and pastures; and upland hay meadows
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| Offland Woodland & Wildlife Trust | meadows: an introduction |
| Pasture-Fed Livestock Association | promoting the benefits of producing meat from animals fed exclusively on pasture |
| UK Agriculture | grassland in the UK – an introduction |
| Wikipedia | entry for meadow |
| The Wildlife Trusts | general information on grasslands, including several different types of grassland habitats |
Grassland creation & management |
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| Cut & Chew | managing grasslands |
| Emorsgate Seeds | management of meadows & grassland |
| Flora Locale | how to create different types of grassland |
| Meadowscape | meadow planting |
| Suffolk Wildlife Trust | Establishing grassland and increasing botanical diversity at existing sites |
Pasture & grazing |
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| Aberystwyth University | organic grassland management and animal health |
| David Younie | organic grassland: the foundation stone of organic livestock farming |
| FAO | organic grassland: principles, practices & potential |
| Farmer Connect | factsheet: grazing systems |
| Farmers Weekly | organic grassland management increases yield from forage |
| Gov.uk | grazing and pasture: sustainable management schemes |
| Grazing Animals Project (GAP) | partnership of farmers, land-managers and organisations that are committed to promoting the benefits of grazing with the natural environment and our cultural heritage in mind. |
| Pasture-Fed Livestock Association | promoting the benefits of producing meat from animals fed exclusively on pasture |
| The Wildlife Trusts | brochure on conservation grazing |
Grass species |
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| British Wild Flowers | grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns |
| Grasses | what they are and why we should learn to love (and identify) them |
| Grass World | online information system of the world’s grasses |
| High Weald | identifying meadow flowers & grasses |
| Kew Gardens | online world grass species database |
| UK Wild Flowers | grasses, sedges & rushes index |
| Wikipedia | entry for poaceae – i.e. grasses |
Wildflower meadows & meadow flowers |
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| Cheshire Wildlife Trust | advice sheet: create a wildflower meadow |
| Forestry Commission | wildflower meadow habitats |
| High Weald | identifying meadow flowers & grasses |
| Plantlife | grow your own wildflower meadow |
| Royal Horticultural Society | wildflower meadow establishment |
| Royal Horticultural Society | wildflower meadow maintenance |
| Sarah Raven | how to create a mini wildflower meadow |
| The Wildlife Trusts | 40 great places to see wildflower meadows |
Hay meadows & hay making |
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| Baum Farm | organic haymaking |
| FAO | haymaking |
| Flora Locale | traditional hay meadows |
| Hobby Farms | making your own hay |
| RSPB | farming for wildlife: hay meadows |
| UK Agriculture | hay making |
| The Wildlife Trusts | upland hay meadows |
