The second national Meadows conference was held on 15 August 2025 in Bath  and attracted over 125 delegates.

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The conference was a collaboration between the Marches Meadow Group, Middle Marches Community Land Trust and Emorsgate Seeds.

 

Ecologists, land managers, researchers, and meadow enthusiasts came for a day dedicated to the creation, restoration, and long-term management of wild flower meadows.
 

Highlights included expert talks guided field walk, scything and machinery demonstrations and valuable collaboration and networking.

 

Emorsgate Seeds provided the venue for the conference and as one of the UK’s leading suppliers of wild flower and grass seed, they are committed to supporting conservation through research, expertise, and high-quality native seed.

 

The event was filmed by Nigel Smith www.supermotion.co.uk 

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​​Conference Resources
 

A mini conference report can be found here (pdf)

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Mini film:

• https://wildseed.co.uk/national-meadows-conference-2025-hosted-by-emorsgate-seeds/
   

See link here to all speakers:

•  https://vimeo.com/showcase/11854410

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The conference programme is below.

 

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