Teigngrace Meadow Wildflower Project

Our project will protect and enhance species-rich grassland habitat at Teigngrace Meadow nature reserve. Since its restoration as lowland meadow, gorse and scrub have taken over much of this former quarry site. Tasks include invasive scrub removal, together with the facilitation of grazing to prevent scrub re-growth and to encourage diverse and colourful wildflower displays. The grazing infrastructure to be installed includes fences and gates; a pumped water supply from the River Bovey to a new tank on the reserve’s plateau area; and gravity-fed pipework, drinking troughs and livestock-operated pasture pumps enabling various areas to be grazed independently.