Meadows
The great British meadow is an iconic part of our countryside and a vital wild space for animals, plants, and humans alike. Read our guide to meadows and find out how to assess and manage a meadow.
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Livestock and meadows
Find out how livestock can enhance the management of meadows.
Thank you - Meadows appeal
Thank you so much for donating to our Meadows Appeal. Your gift will help us to restore Norfolk's lost meadows and grasslands and the rare and vulnerable wildlife that calls them home.
Making the Meadows
Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Making the Meadows group is a platform for young people aged 16-25. This page contains details about how to apply to be part of it, what the members will get involved in and the benefits you will receive as a result.
Hoe Rough and Beetley Meadows
A beautiful chalk stream runs between Hoe Rough and Beetley Meadows, where brown trout and white-clawed crayfish swim, alongside a rich mix of fen and grassland habitats.
Grassland
Flower-rich grasslands, full of wildflowers such as orchids, snake's head fritillaries and bird's-foot trefoil support an abundance of insects, from bumblebees to butterflies.
Meadows Appeal
Help Norfolk Wildlife Trust bring back the joyful sights and sounds of summer to Norfolk's countryside! Every donation, no matter how big or small, will help bring life back to our landscape…
Calaminarian grassland
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
Sloughbottom Meadows Open Day
Free drop-in event with walks, talks, activities and food showcasing meadow improvements, organised by the Youth Forum.
Meadow thistle
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
Lowland calcareous grassland
Typical of softly rolling pastoral landscapes, the short, aromatic turf of lowland calcareous grassland is flower-rich and humming with insects in the summer. Its long use by humans lends it an…
Lowland dry acid grassland
Sprinkled with diminutive, short-living flowers in spring and parched dry by July, this is a habitat of heathlands, coastal grasslands and ancient parkland.