In 2019
Tamarstone
one of the last flooding water meadows on the upper River Tamar was put up for sale. It had not been farmed for many years and was in our view a rich a habitat for plants and wildlife. As a water meadow it was important in the battle against flooding brought on by climate change and the mismanagement of land/drainage. There was a real danger that this little gem would be drained, fenced, turned into grazing and lost forever. Harnessing the power of crowdfunding KiW set about saving the meadow. Rob Thomas set up a funding account which caught the public attention and donations came in by the score. With over 670 contributions from the public and the generous assistance of
The Liebreich Foundation and
Phire Ltd we raised sufficient money to purchase the meadow. It will be now held by KiW in perpetuity for everyone to enjoy.
Take a couple of minutes to look at the Early Summer video recorded by Sarah Deere-Jones during the first pandemic lockdown AND we are very pleased to announce that our webcams have confirmed we have otters on the meadow.