The GNS “Curlew Meadows” project is a development of the long-standing concern to conserve the fauna and flora of the Severn and Avon floodplain hay meadows, which extend from Gloucestershire into Worcestershire. You can read a full project overview here.
Contact Juliet Bailey jabailey99+cm@gmail.com or Mike Smart for more information.
Floodplain Meadow Water-dropworts
(Some of these notes first appeared in the members only Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society Facebook Group, GNS Playground, on 5 July 2019). There are three water-dropworts (Oenanthe species) commonly found in…
Meadow Foxtail and Sweet Vernal Grass in May
The earliest grass to flower in quantity in the Gloucestershire meadows is Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) sometimes joined by Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum). Meadow Foxtail is the first thing…
Meadow Sweet and Great Burnet
Find a meadow with a lot of Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) and you have hit botanical gold. These are the key species that shout “floodplain grassland…
The Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis, Cuckoo Flower also known as Lady’s Smock. This is a flower that blooms in early Spring in damp rich soil, especially on road verges and in damp fields….
April Curlew news
An update on the ongoing Curlew Meadows project, from Mike Smart. A good deal has happened in the Curlew population of the Severn and Avon Vales in the last couple…
Project overview
The Background The GNS “Curlew Meadows” project is a development of the long-standing concern to conserve thefauna and flora of the Severn and Avon floodplain hay meadows, which extend from…