coming along lindsey. To start with, too much hogweed and cow parsley after years of neglect but more balance now.
Buttercups in early summer are the real stars, lots of yellow rattle as well now, assorted vetches, knapweeds. It's very stiff former agricultural land but probably set to grass before the real chemical era
I mow paths through the meadow, then I scythe it around about the end of September / beginning of October (our flowering season is later up here). Once scythed, I rake and compost the grass and then do a final mow with the mower before winter. That's the only maintenance I do apart from digging out the stubborn docs! what do you do for mowing?
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coming along lindsey. To start with, too much hogweed and cow parsley after years of neglect but more balance now.
Buttercups in early summer are the real stars, lots of yellow rattle as well now, assorted vetches, knapweeds. It's very stiff former agricultural land but probably set to grass before the real chemical era
In the sticks near Peterborough
It sounds lovely
hogweed has just started invading mine last year. I also have a large amount of buttercups and it is just a sea of yellow in May 
Good work Lindsey. When do you mow? I am assuming only once or twice per year. What is your regime?
I mow paths through the meadow, then I scythe it around about the end of September / beginning of October (our flowering season is later up here). Once scythed, I rake and compost the grass and then do a final mow with the mower before winter. That's the only maintenance I do apart from digging out the stubborn docs! what do you do for mowing?
Much the same routine, (Allen) scythe at end of season, pick up the product, then a mow, sometimes twice depending on the season, then leave it.
In the sticks near Peterborough