Meadows

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is currently maintaining over 20 semi-natural grassland meadow sites on council estate. The slight changes to the cutting regime by allowing a range of grasses and wildflowers flourish in the summer months, is improving the biodiversity of the district. The variety of native wildflowers and grasses can flower and go to seed, providing valuable food for pollinators such as bumblebees and butterflies, and provide a habitat for many other invertebrates, birds and mammals.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council promote ‘Don’t Mow, Let it Grow’, with signage being displayed at these sites. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council also promote Plantlife’s ‘No Mow May’ and ‘Let it Bloom June’ campaigns, to involve the District in doing their bit to protect the local wildlife. A meadow can be created on any scale, starting from a small patch in your garden, a community garden or right the way to a full open field. There is no need for any seed packs, just a slight change to how the area is cut, a willingness to learn and patience to allow the native wildflowers to break through from the already stablished seed bank.

Plantlife has information on everything you need to know to grow and maintain a meadow.