The National Biodiversity Data Center and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are calling on farmers to protect, manage and restore traditional grasslands. As one of Ireland's most important habitats, a meadow can support a large number of species both above and below ground. During the summer months the meadows, which usually grow to about knee height, can have more than 500 flowers/m ² in a mixture of wildflowers and grasses. A meadow has the potential to support thousands of different species such as bees; hovercraft; plagues; worms; locusts; bugs and butterflies. Plants found in meadows may include yellowtail; red clover; ragged-robin; meadow; bird's hornbill and cornflower. (Aisling O'Brien)

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