The first parcel joins the trust. Two meadows, one stream, no fence between them.

First full count. Thirty-eight species nobody had recorded here before.

Six farms hand over their field margins. The agreement fits on one page.

Planted by hand across three weekends. Ninety percent are still standing.

The corridor is closed. From the forest edge to the floodplain without a break.

Field days through the summer term. Once you have counted, you see the meadow differently.