One of our longstanding members, Paul Maslin, has very kindly offered to show us around his smallholding.  It will be a particularly busy day for him because he is opening up his home for the National Mills Weekend so we will also have an opportunity to hear about the mill at his place in Rowlestone and see it in action.  

Paul has 15 acres so it is a smaller plot of land than some of our previous visits which makes it all the more relevant for many in our network.  Please aim to arrive promptly at 10am as it will be a busy day for Paul.  We will walk around his land and learn about the ways in which he is creating and improving habitat for nature.  He will then talk to us about the history and workings of the mill.  Tea & coffee on offer too!  

We are very pleased to have Dan Carne talk to us about wood meadows / pastures, drawing upon his recent travels around Europe, visiting surviving examples and talking to the people who manage these special places.  Dan is a great advocate for these incredibly valuable habitats.

Dan was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to fund his expedition.  He is a Director of Woodmeadow Makers and the National Coppice Foundation and was previously the Director of the Wood Meadow Trust.  He is one of the country's leading experts on the topic.

The Wye Valley Wilders are delighted to welcome Toby Fountain and Rebecca Meredith from Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for a discussion of Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) and HWT’s Farm Advisory service.

We are excited to welcome Alastair Driver, Director of Rewilding Britain and one of the best-known names in British conservation, for a morning with local landowners here in the Wye Valley. 

Situated in a beautiful natural bowl with the farm house at its centre, the Grange Project includes a biodiverse wetland, a profusion of ancient oaks, replanting and scrape digging and some truly charismatic residents.