Hay Time

Hay Time is a three and a half year project that aims to enhance and restore 140ha of upland hay meadows in the North Pennines AONB by harvesting seed from species rich meadows and spreading it on less rich sites.  Detailed guidance will be provided to hay meadow farmers on both meadow management and funding support available.

The project will also increase public awareness, enjoyment and understanding of this internationally important habitat through a range of education, awareness raising and community involvement initiatives.

Lead partner

North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty(AONB) Partnership

Other partners

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, Natural England

Action plans that the project helps to deliver

Upland Hay Meadows
Black Grouse
Farmland Birds
Upland Waders
Water Vole

Start date

May 2006

End date

Oct 2009

Funded by

The Tubney Charitable Trust, Natural England & Defra via the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund and under the England Rural Development Programme by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.

Who to contact for further information

John O’Reilly,
Hay Time Project Officer
john@northpenninesaonb.org.uk

Rebecca Barrett
Area Coordinator (North)
rebecca@northpenninesaonb.org.uk
01388 528801