Long Mead Ancient Floodplain Wildflower Meadow Propagation Taster and Walking Tour

Join Catriona Bass, CEO of Long Mead Foundation’s Thames Valley Wildflower Meadow Restoration Project and co-initiator of the Nature Recovery Network (a network of people for nature in Eynsham and surrounding area).

Long Mead is part of the last 4 square miles of great burnet-meadow foxtail meadow in the UK. Catriona will take us on a tour of the plant nursery where she will tell us more about the individual plants and how they record them.  We will also learn some key concepts for plant identification and get our hands dirty by helping with some potting on of rare species. 

Finally Catriona will take us on a walk through the meadow, whilst sharing the importance of this landscape for biodiversity, food production, carbon storage and flood mitigation. Catriona will also talk about their model of community-driven landscape-scale nature recovery, which connects local experts and enthusiasts where they all live enabling local people of all ages to engage in the long-term study of the land around them, its protection and its restoration.

HOW TO FIND LONG MEAD:

See image of below showing directions from the pub, and playing fields car park and bus stops - the S1/E1 bus from Oxford stop outside the gate.

Please try to take public transport or car share if possible - do email me on jo@cagoxfordshire.org.uk if you can offer a space in your car or need a lift and I will try to connect people.