Most traditional farms had an orchard nearby and the orchard meadow provided grazing, often used for sick or expectant livestock. Surviving farm orchards are very important habitats for wildlife, ...

“Gliográn” means “little rattler” – a clattery, tinkling thing – and it describes well the sound rippling across a field full of yellow rattle in late summer, around August, carried best on a dry day ...

Flower seeds are being vacuumed up in Bath so they can be sowed in nearby hay meadows. The vacuum is being used on the Bath Skyline to scoop up the yellow rattle seeds, which are then dried out.

Ask a group of gardeners what picture is conjured up in their mind’s eye when you say the word “meadow” and their answers will be surprisingly diverse. For some, it is the seductive image of a ...