July 2024 – Meadow Orchard Project

Summer @ MOP

We are planning a Summer Celebration at Meadow Orchard on the 17th August and the lineup is sounding really exciting! Following on from our volunteering activities from 11.00am -2.00pm, we will be hosting a Summer Social and Celebration from 2.00pm-10.30pm. We are pleased to announce that Emily Hannah’s song group will be in attendance, andContinue reading “Summer @ MOP”

Alpaca Manure

If you don’t know what an Alpaca is, firstly you are missing out, they are unbelievably cute! Alpaca are a South American species of camelids, related to camels and llamas, traditionally farmed in Chilie, Bolivia, Equador and Peru. Alpaca are prized for their wool which provides very high quality fibre for textiles. In our case,Continue reading “Alpaca Manure”

Permaculture @MOP

We are super excited to announce two Sunday workshops at Meadow Orchard with the legendary Rakesh (Rootsman Rak)! The first is a workshop on Soil Regeneration, Creating Eternally Rich Soil for Food Growing on Sunday the 1st of September ’24. The second is a workshop on Water Management on the Sunday 8th September ’24. TheseContinue reading “Permaculture @MOP”

Join our Bio-Blitz

Become a citizen scientist! Help us learn more about the Flora and Fauna on site at Meadow Orchard by joining our project on iNaturalist. Over the last year, our volunteers have helped us collect a whopping 229 observations and identified 130 species! Each submission helps us to map the Biodiversity across our site. How to getContinue reading “Join our Bio-Blitz”

Moth Trap & I.D.

Join us on Saturday 3rd August with entomologist Dan Hackett for a evening moth walk! Using a moth light trap we’ll be surveying and identifying our nightime moth visitors! Click the link below or scan the QR code to sign up!

URBAN SYBIOSIS

Firstly, what is Urban Sybiosis? The basics of Urban Sybiosis is taking waste materials from one stream and utilising it in another. Using local waste materials saves waste from going into landfill, saves having to move the material around in big polluting diesel trucks, saves money and reduces the need for producing new materials, furtherContinue reading “URBAN SYBIOSIS”

Fireside Song @MOP

We were delighted to host a fabulous group of local singers and musicians at the Meadow on Saturday! Led by choir leader Emily Hannah the group joined us for a magical evening of song and music, in our delightful meadow setting around our campfire circle. The musicians had a brief tour of the site withContinue reading “Fireside Song @MOP”

The Big Butterfly Count

The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide survey aimed at helping assess the health of our environment simply by counting the amount and type of butterflies (and some day-flying moths) we see. The Big Butterfly Count begins on Friday 12th July 2024 and will run until Sunday 4th August. Click the link below or scanContinue reading “The Big Butterfly Count”

Donate: Support Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Gardening

Give A Little…it means a lot! We are delighted to work with givealittle.co to provide our online donations campaign and contactless donations point! Your donations help us to enable people to engage with nature and build a beautiful growing community! Our current fundraiser We are currently collecting Christmas trees for our “Great Xmas Tree Hunt II.”Continue reading “Donate: Support Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Gardening”

Oak Processionary Moth

CAUTION We’ve found Oak Processionary Moth in two of the Oak trees at Meadow Orchard Project. Nests are out of reach and have now been fenced off as a precaution, whilst we arrange for them to be removed. If you think you may have touched or been exposed to oak processionary moths or caterpillars (orContinue reading “Oak Processionary Moth”