Action for Lowland Hay Meadows
Lowland hay meadows are a priority habitat in the Vale of
Glamorgan
Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) and a priority for
conservation in Wales and in the UK. Hay meadows rich in
wildflowers used to be a common sight 50 years ago, but today they
are few and far between most having been lost due to agricultural
improvement.
Hay meadows need
to be managed to maintain their diversity of flowers and associated
insect life or they will eventually scrub over and develop into
woodland. Below are two examples of projects that are underway to
restore and manage Vale of Glamorgan hay meadows: