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Wildflower Meadows (Paperback)
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Wildflower Meadows focuses on untouched, ancient and historic
meadows and is stunningly illustrated with historic as well as
recent photographs of ancient meadows The book features a wide
variety of meadows and their flowers, from grasslands, and
heathlands to chalklands and wetlands. From the same publisher that
brought the highly acclaimed and award winning Where Have all the
Flowers Gone? by Charles Flower Hay meadows with their wonderful
profusion of wildflowers and butterflies are disappearing from the
UK countryside at an alarming rate. This book celebrates in words
and photographs the meadows that remain tucked away in odd corners
in every part of the UK. Taking the most common type of meadow,
Margaret Pilkington shows how, with the help of the National
Vegetation Classifcation we can understand the unique collection of
plants present and explains the Biodiversity Action Plan for
wildflower meadows that it was hoped would ensure no further loss
of this special, vulnerable habitat. She gives a clear, concise
account of the challenges posed and the practical steps being taken
to halt its decline, including the use of ecosystem services to
highlight its value. Meadow flowers are adapted to survive and
reproduce in grassland that has been managed in a particluar way
for centuries. The voices of those who farmed in this way describe
traditional hay making and the changes that have led to the loss of
these meadows, a loss that has led to a huge decrease in the
butterflies and other wildlife that depended on them for food and
shelter. Margaret Pilkington explains the intimate connections
between flowers and the insects that visit them, an explanation
brought to life in John Pilkington's close-up photographs.
Wildflower Meadows is a beautiful record of the meadows that
survive and a practical guide to their preservation in the future
to be enjoyed by all who appreciate and care for our countryside.
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