Photo by Sivi Sivanesan. “Mitti (मिट्टी) is the Panjabi word for soil. It can hold a deep spiritual and intergenerational dimension of Panjabi folk traditions and celebrations of fesitvals like Lohri and Vaisakhi.” – Geeta Ludhra, Dadima’s CIC The Mitti Matters project used a range of creative methods to engage school groups, practitioners and communityContinue reading “Mitti Matters in the Meadow”
Tag Archives: ecology
Hay Days: restoring our floodplain landscape through haymaking
This article first appeared on the Floodplain Meadows Partnership website following a talk at their 2023 conference ‘Restoring meadow communities: plants, soils, people’. Floodplain meadows are an ancient part of the multi-functional agricultural landscape of Britain that provide not only food and fodder, but also essential services such as flood prevention and carbon storage. TheirContinue reading “Hay Days: restoring our floodplain landscape through haymaking”
Working with seasonal growth on floodplain meadows
This blog first appeared on the Floodplain Meadows Partnership website here. Our traditional floodplain hay meadows are a haven for biodiversity, but they are also part of our agricultural landscape and depend on the annual cycle of haymaking and aftermath grazing to maintain their value. These meadows show characteristic seasonal patterns of growth and floweringContinue reading “Working with seasonal growth on floodplain meadows”
Webinar: Science Communication for Ecologists and Environmental Managers
This webinar was created in collaboration with my former colleagues at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Managers. It formed part of my CENTA work placement and was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. You can find a recording of the webinar below and a pdf of the slides with hyperlinks to all the resources here.Continue reading “Webinar: Science Communication for Ecologists and Environmental Managers”
From Shoots to Roots: revealing the above and below ground structure of meadow plants
This has been an amazing project to work on, combining my digital paintings with the botanical expertise of Irina Tatarenko at the Floodplain Meadows Partnership and the extensive research carried out by teams in Russia and the UK; check out the reference list for a taste of how much work is behind this. It showsContinue reading “From Shoots to Roots: revealing the above and below ground structure of meadow plants”
Talk: Hay Days, meadow science for biodiversity and agriculture
This talk was orginally published as part of the Denbigh School STEM Lecture Series 2021. In this video PhD student, Vicky Bowskill, talks about the science of meadows, including: What meadows are and why they are important for both nature and farming; How the things we do to manage our meadows can affect the lifeContinue reading “Talk: Hay Days, meadow science for biodiversity and agriculture”
Inklusive Nature CIC 