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Meadow harvesting at Woolacombe Down

Celebrate National Meadows Day and learn about Meadow creation with the rangers while having a go at hand harvesting Yellow Rattle.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Celebrate National Meadows Day and learn about Meadow creation with the rangers while having a go at hand harvesting Yellow Rattle. You can also take some seed home with you to start you own mini meadow.

Yellow rattle is fantastic for kick-starting meadow creation, and this will help with the North Devon grasslands project, creating 1200ha of wildflower meadows.

Across North Devon since 2022, 90 hectares of species rich grasslands have been created by our ranger teams to provide a source of wildflower seed to support further creation of habitats for nature.

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Suitability

Accompanied children are welcome.

Meeting point

National Trust Woolacombe Down car park Grid Reference: SS 46641 42341 What3Words: slicer.talkative.tight Near to: Little Roadway Farm Campsite Georgeham Road Woolacombe Devon EX34 7HL

What to bring and wear

Please dress for the weather, raincoat or hat and sunscreen, and were sensible sturdy shoes. Bring plenty of water and snacks for the day.

Accessibility

This activity will involve covering varied terrain which can be difficult to walk and is not flat.

Contact info

Woolacombe Ranger Office

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