meadows

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Algae-smothered seagrass meadows in the Thames estuary along the Essex coast and the Firth of Forth on the east coast of Scotland were among those worst affected.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Scientists found seagrass meadows affected by excessive nutrients in the water - caused by sewage, fertilisers, manure and industry wastewater - had far fewer and less variety of small invertebrates like crabs, shrimps and snails.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But if you can hit Carrizo Plain National Monument on a spring day when the hills and grasslands are green and a few wildflowers remain in the meadows — well, you’re winning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

By the time my wife and I arrived in the first days of April, the flowers were past their peak, but the hills were still green and many meadows popped with yellow, purple and blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They are making hay, too, in Thornfield meadows: or rather, the labourers are just quitting their work, and returning home with their rakes on their shoulders, now, at the hour I arrive.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë