The grassy areas of Longrun are getting very long at the moment, but they aren’t messy and uncut, they are a hay crop, waiting for wildflower seeds to be ripe before being cut, dried and taken away. Read More
The meadow is looking at its most magnificent this month. Read More
For National Insect Week we’ll be having a tiny sized safari. Read More
The sun is finally coming out and the meadow is making the most of it – especially its tiny residents. Read More
The meadow is awakening from all the battering it took in March from rain, snow and frost. Read More
Join us at 10am at the Willow Cathedral to lend a hand. Read More
We are looking for two or three volunteers to help with water quality monitoring at the SPONGE project site. Read More
Well so much for spring – I walked quickly through the meadow today and watched children enjoying sledging down the bank in flood field. Read More
Longrun Meadow already provides a great space for people as well as wildlife, and at the same time performs an important function as a storage area for water when the Tone can’t cope with the amount of rainfall it is carrying. This spring, we are looking at improving this even further by undertaking works on the drain running from Castle School car park into the Tone, as part of the European-funded SPONGE 2020 project. Read More
A late afternoon walk in the watery winter sun on Longrun has got me thinking that spring is not so far away. Read More
