Your site management

Photo credit: Bob Missin

You should keep a note each year of the following:

• Size of site.
• If the hay was cut.
• If so, dates of cut. Include all dates if different strips were cut at different times.
• Type of animals on site after hay cut, and for how long.
• Number of animals.
• Number and type of hay bales.

All this information is really useful in interpreting plant community changes and learning the elements that can be damaging or beneficial to species-richness. You can tell us about these details through our meadow map. Follow the link to your meadow on our Meadow Map and click on the Meadow Watch link.