Great Gore consists of two flood meadows, with ditches, hedges, and an otter holt. There is a large badger sett across the hedge between the two meadows.
When visited in January 2007, a tide mark of chopped straw and leeks was found, washed up from the floods of the winter. It took a team of volunteers many days to shift the debris. Little did we know that we would have more flooding later in the year. The July floods were some of the worst in living memory - it washed away our sign at Great Gore, but that was extremely minor damage compared to how some people, some places, and some habitats were affected.
The meadows are grown primarily for hay. This crop is taken in July, normally. In 2007, we could only get to the gate in a boat!
The area is then grazed by sheep in late summer / early autumn. This will take fertility off the land, and make some seeding areas for the wild flowers that are already there to spread.
It used to be a pony paddock, with the stable block near the gate. This area is now of very high fertility, which is shown by the nettles that are growing in abundance. We are trying to reduce the
