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Message from the Chairman
Jun 21, 2017
Message from the Chairman
Jun 21, 2017

On 11th July, we have 18 volunteers from Scottish and Southern Electricity coming to help us to put up fencing and prepare for the installation of a cattle drinking trough. 

Jun 21, 2017
Meadow Watch – Butterflies
Jun 5, 2017
Meadow Watch – Butterflies
Jun 5, 2017

Summer is here! And nothing conjures up images of sunshine and the warmth and colour of flowery meadows better than butterflies. But with a large scale loss of habitats, three-quarters of British butterflies are in decline.

Jun 5, 2017
Join us in surveying the Bishop’s Meadow
May 22, 2017
Join us in surveying the Bishop’s Meadow
May 22, 2017

Would you like to know more about what lives on the Bishop’s Meadow?

May 22, 2017
Our orchard project starts to fruit
Mar 23, 2017
Our orchard project starts to fruit
Mar 23, 2017

In March 2014, the Bishop’s Meadow Trust fenced off some of its land adjacent to the Cemetery to create an orchard. At that time, we invited children from 7 local schools to help in planting the fruit trees which was a great success!

Mar 23, 2017
Meadow Watch – the Red Kite
Mar 23, 2017
Meadow Watch – the Red Kite
Mar 23, 2017

I was walking across the Meadow last week and was pleased to see a Red Kite circling on a thermal overhead.

Mar 23, 2017
Meadow Watch – the Kingfisher
Jan 30, 2017
Meadow Watch – the Kingfisher
Jan 30, 2017

Kingfishers are small, unmistakable, bright blue and orange birds of slow moving or still water. They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water’s surface.

Jan 30, 2017
MT Chair presented with SSEiB award
Jan 12, 2017
MT Chair presented with SSEiB award
Jan 12, 2017

Peter Holman, the Chairman of South and South East in Bloom, officially presented his Chairman’s Award to the Bishop’s Meadow Trust’s Jim Munro at the Farnham Council Offices on Tuesday 10th January 2017.

Jan 12, 2017
Happy New Year for 2017
Jan 1, 2017
Happy New Year for 2017
Jan 1, 2017

The Bishop’s Meadow Trust would like to thank all our members, volunteers and supporters who have made 2016 such an outstanding year for the Bishop’s Meadow and the Trust. 

Jan 1, 2017
A big thank you to all BMT volunteers and members!
Dec 9, 2016
A big thank you to all BMT volunteers and members!
Dec 9, 2016

We seem to be coming to the end of the year again.  And that is an opportunity to look back at all we have collectively achieved on the Meadow.

Dec 9, 2016
Tea, Cake and Bridge
Nov 29, 2016
Tea, Cake and Bridge
Nov 29, 2016

On 21st November, I was a volunteer at the now legendary Bridge Tea, organised by Tessa Trench – and it was great fun!

Nov 29, 2016
Sensible footwear required
Nov 9, 2016
Sensible footwear required
Nov 9, 2016

The Bishop’s Meadow can be a bit boggy at this time of year but please tog up and come and join us for the next Working Party on Wednesday 23rd and Saturday 26th November.

Nov 9, 2016
Highest award for Bishop’s Meadow Trust
Oct 21, 2016
Highest award for Bishop’s Meadow Trust
Oct 21, 2016

The Bishop’s Meadow Trust is so excited to have received the top award of the 2016 South and South East in Bloom competition – The Chairman’s Award.

Oct 21, 2016
Annual General Meeting 2016
Sep 28, 2016
Annual General Meeting 2016
Sep 28, 2016

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Bishop’s Meadow Trust will be on Sunday 9th October at the Pentecostal Church, Red Lion Lane, GU9 7QN.

Sep 28, 2016
Blooming wildflowers
Jul 27, 2016
Blooming wildflowers
Jul 27, 2016

The ground was prepared and the seed sown and now the Meadow’s dedicated wild flower area for bees is beginning to bloom.

Jul 27, 2016
An update from the BMT’s new Chair
Jun 12, 2016
An update from the BMT’s new Chair
Jun 12, 2016

At a recent meeting of the Bishop’s Meadow Trust, Jim Munro was elected as the new Chair of the organisation, replacing Vic Green who has done a brilliant job over the past years. Ed Partridge was elected as Vice Chair.

Jun 12, 2016
The bee meadow returns
May 9, 2016
The bee meadow returns
May 9, 2016

This year, sowing has been delayed by weather and technical problems, but we are going to do our best to have our bee meadow ready for the Britain in Bloom and the South East in Bloom judges to see.

May 9, 2016
New handbook on floodplain meadows
May 7, 2016
New handbook on floodplain meadows
May 7, 2016

The Floodplain Meadows Partnership has recently launched a new handbook on floodplain meadows called “Beauty and Utility”.

May 7, 2016
On your bike for the Bishop’s Meadow!
May 4, 2016
On your bike for the Bishop’s Meadow!
May 4, 2016

Farnham’s annual charity bike ride will take place this year on Sunday 3rd July, so there is plenty of time to get out that bike and start training!

May 4, 2016
Work begins on fish passage
Mar 14, 2016
Work begins on fish passage
Mar 14, 2016

With agreement from the Bishop’s Meadow Trust, the Environment Agency has started work on creating a fish passage in the River Wey close to the Farnham Gauging Station.

Mar 14, 2016
Barn Owl Found on the Meadow
Mar 2, 2016
Barn Owl Found on the Meadow
Mar 2, 2016

Ed Partridge, one of the Bishop’s Meadow Trust Directors, found a barn owl lying on the Bishop’s Meadow recently.

Mar 2, 2016
Fencing For Wildlife
Nov 23, 2015
Fencing For Wildlife
Nov 23, 2015

Thanks to an amazing group of volunteers, two wildlife protection areas are well under way on the Meadow.

Nov 23, 2015
Trust Welcomes New Directors
Oct 27, 2015
Trust Welcomes New Directors
Oct 27, 2015

We are delighted to welcome 2 new directors/trustees to the Board of the Bishop’s Meadow Trust.

Oct 27, 2015
Fish Passages On The River Wey
Oct 13, 2015
Fish Passages On The River Wey
Oct 13, 2015

The Bishop’s Meadow Trust has been approached by the Environment Agency to make improvements to the weir on part of the River Wey which runs through the meadow.

Oct 13, 2015
Green Field Exhibition
Oct 6, 2015
Green Field Exhibition
Oct 6, 2015

Artist, photographer and local resident Xoanxo Cespon held an exhibition in late September 2015 at the Farnham Museum of a selection of his photos of the Bishop’s Meadow. 

Oct 6, 2015
Give As You Live
Sep 30, 2015
Give As You Live
Sep 30, 2015

Did you know – you can now support the Bishop’s Meadow Trust by shopping online?

Sep 30, 2015
A Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)
Mar 22, 2013
A Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)
Mar 22, 2013

On the 26th February 2013, Bishop’s Meadow was selected as a SNCI.

Mar 22, 2013
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Apr 2, 2010
Bishop's Meadow trustees appointed
Apr 2, 2010
Apr 2, 2010
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Dec 11, 2009
Cross party support for save meadow campaign
Dec 11, 2009
Dec 11, 2009
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Dec 4, 2009
Time of the essence in bid to protect water meadow
Dec 4, 2009
Dec 4, 2009
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Nov 24, 2009
Bridge Tea Fundraiser!
Nov 24, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
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