This exciting project is led by Causeway Coast to focus on the conservation of semi-natural grassland over the next three years.
This park has been intensively cut from many years so we are hoping that some of the meadow flowers are still in the seedback and will return to this grassland. Flowers such as red clover, cuckoo flower and buttercups. There are two patches of grassland within the Greysteel Glens that are included in this project. … [Read more...] about Greysteel Glens
This playing field has been intensively cut from many years so we are hoping that some of the meadow flowers are still in the seedback and will return to this grassland. Flowers such as red clover and buttercups along with fine grasses and sedges. … [Read more...] about Roemill Playing Field, Limavady
This park has been intensively cut from many years so we are hoping that some of the meadow flowers are still in the seedback and will return to this grassland. Flowers such as red clover and buttercups … [Read more...] about Shanreagh Park, Limavady
This park is in the centre of Limavady and has a few natural wet areas, two of these areas are going to be managed as wet meadows, we are hoping to see cuckoo flower, buttercups and sedges. … [Read more...] about Backburn Park, Limavady
Stunning head land, shaped by the elements, with kidney vetch, thrift and orchids. … [Read more...] about Ramore Head, Portrush
This is a small pocket of grassland behind the RDCA, on poor ground, it is hoped that with some sympathetic management a meadow will be created. … [Read more...] about South Church Bay, Rathlin
This grassland is to the rear of the cemetery and with some good meadow management this could be transformed into a tradition hay meadow, with red clover, buttercups, fine grasses and sedges.2017 Update: The large field at the back of the cemetery has responded really well to last years late cut and bale. We only found a single common spotted orchid last year but now there are two large patches of flowering spikes. It just shows what one years positive management can achieve. … [Read more...] about Rasharkin Cemetery
This grassland surrounds a play park and with some good meadow management this could be transformed into a tradition hay meadow, with red clover, buttercups, fine grasses and sedges. … [Read more...] about Clontyfinnan Play Park
This playing field has been intensively cut from many years so we are hoping that some of the meadow flowers are still in the seedback and will return to this grassland. Flowers such as red clover and buttercups along with fine grasses and sedges. … [Read more...] about Magilligan Point
This is a lovely gentle walk along the River Bann with open areas and wet woodland. It has many common wildflowers such as buttercup, cow parsley and herb robert but it boasts broad-leaved helleborine orchid and green figwort.2017 Update: There always have to be compromises and to keep the path open for walkers and cyclists butterbur has been sprayed where it was encroaching on the path. The good news is that the rare green figwort is still present in at least 5 locations and in the wooded stretches many spikes of broad-leaved helleborine are close to flowering.The biggest surprise … [Read more...] about Somerset Riverside Park
