Hiedanranta enrichment meadow and a novel nature survey

The Hiedanranta enrichment meadow is located in Tampere, Lielahti, in the future residential area of Hiedanranta. The enrichment meadow was bordered with recycled pavement stones from the main street of Tampere, Hämeenkatu. The seedbed of the meadow consists of gravel. The meadow was established in 2020.

Wild Zone sowed seeds of about 30 local plant species on the enrichment meadow. The members of the nonprofit gathered the seeds from within a 1.3km radius of the meadow, from about 50 sites. The members have continued to manage the meadow by weeding, sowing, and planting.

The aim of the enrichment meadow is to accumulate seeds of the rare plants of the area. 'Enrichment' here refers to the meadow's purpose of providing multiple the number of seeds that were needed to establish the meadow. In 2023, the seed production of the critically endangered liqourice milkvetch (Astragalus glycyphyllos) clearly exceeded that of the wild populations in Hiedanranta area. In the future, seeds from the meadow will be used to establish more meadows in the residential area of Hiedanranta.