Hello, just an update....in the end most the meadow was dry enough to bring out our large John Deere tractor and flail mower attachment. We also hired a pedestrian flail mower for a weekend to do some of the fiddly corner bits the tractor couldn't reach. I also need to attack some encroaching willow soon, so it will be easier to manage the edges next year. We will look at improving the ditches too.