Swindon Forest Meadows
Creating, restoring, enhancing and better managing grassland sites in Swindon.
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Smallbrook Meadows
A mosaic of six small water meadows, wet woodland, marsh, ponds, chalk rivers, hedgerows and ditches.
Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
Morningside Meadows
The five fields near Royal Wootton Bassett are abundant with wildflowers in summer.
Emmett Hill Meadows
These three hay meadows in Minety with countless wildflowers form a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of their long history of traditional farming.
Swindon Forest Meadows
Creating, restoring, enhancing and better managing grassland sites in Swindon.
Cloatley Meadows
This nature reserve on the edge of the Braydon Forest is awash with wildflowers and alive with insects during summer.
Bay Meadows
An important wildlife corridor between Ogbourne Maisey and Marlborough.
Echo Lodge Meadows
Visit these three meadows near Royal Wootton Bassett in spring and summer for their vivid wildflower displays.
Ramsbury Meadow
Located on the flood plain of the River Kennet.
Field pansy
With its familiar features, the Field pansy is a delicate version of a garden favourite. Usually creamy-yellow in colour, it can be seen in fields and on roadside verges and waste ground.
Field elm
Field elm suffered declines due to the devastating effects of Dutch elm disease, but can still be found across much of the UK.