New research phase for Floodplain Meadows Partnership

Floodplain meadow covered in water

The Open University-led Floodplain Meadows Partnership has been awarded £280,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to raise awareness of the need to protect ecologically important sites.

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