National Meadows Day Event 2023
Join us on Saturday 24th June for our annual National Meadow Day event and find out more about the area and our work.
Why are Water Meadows so Important?
It is very easy to look at Ballard Water Meadow and think it is ‘just a muddy field.’ Actually, it is a bit more than that. Water meadows...
New Forest Conservation Volunteers Lend a Hand
Visitors to Ballard Water Meadow over the last few weeks will have noticed that the Friends have been undertaking tree removal in Woar...
Ballard Water Meadow and the Threat of Hornets
You may have noticed warnings both in the press and on posters around Ballard Water Meadow regarding the Asian hornet; the posters have...
New Report Helps Ballard Water Meadow
Last week a group of more than fifty wildlife charities and research bodies presented an annual State of Nature report, setting out how...
Let the Water Meadow Plants Grow on You
Wild, wet meadows such as Ballard Water Meadow are great for wildflowers. Such areas are able to support many types of plant, including a...
Why The Friends Keep Ballard Water Meadow Trimmed
Perhaps the most common criticism received by the Friends of Ballard Water Meadow is that we are ruining the meadow and Woar copse by...
Enjoy the Signs and Seats at the Water Meadow
One of the useful features of Ballard Water Meadow is that, among the woodland and on the water meadows, there is a range of lecterns....
Remembering a Great Friend of Ballard Water Meadow
The family and friends of Sandy Fagan gathered in the meadow on 30 July 2016 to remember Sandy and dedicate a seat in her honour. The...