Since April 2013 we have been restoring our meadows at Hudswell Woods, increasing the number and types of wildflower to benefit insects, bumblebees, moths and the enjoyment of our visitors.
With only intermittent grazing the wildflowers in our meadows at Hudswell Woods were slowly being overtaken by tussock forming coarse grasses. To halt this decline the National Trust worked in partnership with the charity Buglife, with initial funding from the SITA Trust. The restoration was started under Buglife’s B-Lines initiative that aims to link wildflower rich meadows that have become fragmented and allow meadow species to once again move through the landscape. The meadows at Hudswell Woods are an important link to the internationally important hay meadows in Upper Swaledale.
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