Examples of our services:

Conservation management of species-rich meadows

Soil monitoring

Restoring species-rich grasslands

Heathland restoration

Soil assessment

Restoration of wet grasslands

Monitoring acid grassland

Research on hedgerows

Environmental mitigation

Sustainable weed control

Research on rare soils

In this long-term project on the conservation management of a range of highly species-rich upland SSSI hay-meadows in the Elan Valley of Powys we are monitoring experimental plots to determine the appropriate levels of fertiliser inputs (farmyard manure and lime) to achieve an optimum compromise between maximising hay production while at the same time maintaining high levels of biodiversity.

Customer: Elan Valley Trust & Countryside Council for Wales (2004 – present).

Hirnant meadow SSSI in the Elan Valley		Penglaneinion meadow SSSI, the Elan Valley
Sampling for hay quality analysis		Flora Locale training event in the Elan Valley in July 2009

Orchids of Elan Valley meadows (Heath spotted, Fragrant and Greater butterfly)

To find out more about Elan Valley Meadows Project click here to download word file

Training 2010:

• Facilitating a 'Flora Locale' training event on conservation management of upland fringe meadows (click here to see photographs of the event)

• Guiding an excursion of wildflower meadows for the Elan Valley Trust
  (click here to see photographs of the excursion)