英国遗产委员会培养新一代镰刀割草工匠维护草地

英国遗产委员会正在招募志愿者学习传统镰刀割草技术，以维护草地生态系统并保护传统手工艺。1第一批志愿者已由埃克斯穆尔国家公园管理局的专业人士完成培训，他们将在萨默塞特郡的穆切尔尼修道院周边草地从事这项工作。1

这个项目为期三年，志愿者的工作旨在改善蜜蜂栖息地。1英国遗产委员会与尖锐切叶蜂保护信托合作，通过维护花草丰富的环境来保护这一濒危昆虫物种。1穆切尔尼修道院曾是一座富有且重要的修道院，拥有英国独一无二的两层茅草僧侣厕所。1这项草地维护计划与2023年英国遗产委员会为纪念查尔斯国王加冕而承诺创建和改善的100片草地计划相呼应。1

English Heritage is recruiting volunteers to learn traditional scythe-cutting techniques, with the first cohort having completed their training under instruction from professionals at Exmoor National Park Authority 1. These volunteers will apply their newly acquired skills at meadows surrounding Muchelney Abbey in Somerset as part of a three-year conservation initiative 1.

The programme combines preservation of traditional hand-craft skills with habitat restoration, specifically targeting the protection of the endangered sharp-leaved mason bee through improved wildflower-rich environments 1. English Heritage is partnering with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to enhance conditions for this pollinator species at the Muchelney Abbey site 1. The abbey itself, once a wealthy and important monastery, is notable for its unique two-storey thatched monks' lavatory—said to be unparalleled elsewhere in Britain 1.

This meadow stewardship initiative builds on English Heritage's 2023 commitment to create and improve 100 meadows as a tribute to King Charles's coronation 1.