The successes of the HLF Save Our Magnificent Meadows project on RSPB’s Wiltshire reserves were celebrated with an event at the Newton Tony Memorial Hall near RSPB Winterbourne Downs on 16th September 2017. This was also an opportunity to thank all the volunteers who had helped deliver the project over the last 4 years. All were invited, and the day began with RSPB site manager Patrick Cashman giving a presentation on the delivery of SoMM project and its successes. This included floristic enhancements of RSPB Winterbourne Downs new chalk grasslands with under-represented or missing chalk wildflower indicators, meadow creation using “green hay”, planting of butterfly food plant wildflower plugs on the barrows at Normanton Down, assisting Henry Edmunds at the organic Cholderton Estate with wildflower seed and plugs for his enhancements and wildflower seed, and plug sowing by volunteers and contractors at Suddern Hill on the fringes of Porton Down. In tandem with all the on the ground conservation delivery, the project promoted the wonders of chalk grasslands with a wide range of guided walks and events, and facilitated better interpretation of the Winterbourne Downs nature trail. The huge contribution volunteers have made through surveys, public engagement and work parties was highlighted with images of many of those present appearing on the screen in action. They were also shown some of the fruits of their labours via images of chalk indicators in bloom across the flower-studded landscapes on the reserves. The 27 attendees then had the choice of 3 activities. A workshop on the insect colonization of the newly created chalk grasslands run by entomologist Stuart Corbett, in which Stuart provided an entertaining presentation with hard won facts from pit-fall trapping showing how chalk indicator ground beetles and spiders have successfully migrated from nearby Porton Down into the maturing 10 year-old chalk grasslands at Winterbourne Downs. A guided tour on the reserve led by RSPB warden Nicola Quinn successfully located roosting stone-curlews feeding up prior to migration, and a workshop to create miniature meadow themed tile mosaics was run by local artist Joanna Dewfall. The volunteers then gathered for a buffet lunch which allowed them to network and compare notes, before swapping over to another activity for the afternoon. Everyone then reconvened for afternoon cream tea and a fond farewell. However it was definitely not “goodbye”, as the HLF Save our Magnificent Meadows project has left a legacy of volunteers actively enthused and engaged in helping the RSPB make its chalk grasslands in Wiltshire a magnificent home for nature.