Come and see them, do a bit of potting on of the rare plants that we will plant out into the new meadows in the autumn. Learn about the wonders of the ancient meadows with a guided walk, picnic together amongst their wildflowers and wildlife and learn how to survey for butterflies and moths, if that is your fancy!

10.00am to 1.00pm: Potting on, sowing and plant out of NRN’s rare wildflower plants propagated by the regular wednesday group

1.00pm to 2.00pm: Picnic in Long Mead meadow

2.00pm to 2.45pm: guided walk through Long Mead’s ancient meadow

3.00pm: Learn how too survey for butterflies. This will form part of the research of the Thames Valley Wildflower Meadow Restoration Project, which is looking at invertebrates in newly created meadows.