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Spring Meeting – 1 April 10am – Llangain
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The spring meeting of CMG will be on Saturday 1st April starting at 10:00, at the Memorial Hall, Llangain, Carmarthenshire, SA33 5AE. There will be two main talks, by Ivy Denham, and Vaughn Matthews. Vaughn is the Species Officer for … Continue reading
The Wildlife Trust’s East Carmarthenshire Local Group – 8 March – Cancelled!!
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With regret, the speaker for tonight’s scheduled meeting in Llandeilo of the E Carmarthenshire local group of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales has had to cancel. So the meeting will not take place this evening. It will … Continue reading
Healthy Hedgerows
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Healthy Hedgerows is a rapid hedgerow health checking survey. With just a handful of questions, this hedgerow health-checker will place each hedge you survey in the lifecycle and give you instant management options. It has been designed for farmers and … Continue reading
Carmarthenshire Meadows Group Hedge laying training
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Many thanks to Kate Smith for preparing this article and taking the photographs. Ten Carmarthenshire Meadows Group members took part in hedge laying training led by Malcolm Edwards on Saturday 4th of February 2023 at Blaenig Uchaf, Talley. Malcolm talked … Continue reading
Floodplain Meadows Partnership conference. Restoring Meadow Communities: plants, soils, people. 24-25 May 2023
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This conference is at Oxford Natural History Museum. The Partnership says: “We’re planning a really inspiring conference on floodplain meadow restoration this May, including the latest science, practical perspectives, arts – even dinosaurs (courtesy of our venue at the Oxford … Continue reading
Skills for Bees Cymru – Training in Bumblebee identification – open to all and free – two online beginner sessions
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The details are as follows from Bumblebee Conservation; Would you like to learn more about bumblebees and how to identify different species? Would you like to help us discover more about how bumblebee populations are doing in Carmarthenshire? Skills for Bees … Continue reading
Plantlife – provide an online course on Waxcaps
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Plantlife has set up an online course. It’s free, anyone can join it, you can dip in and out of it whenever you like. It’s an excellent introduction to waxcaps , and does not assume any prior knowledge or expertise. Aspects … Continue reading
News and updates and events.
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We have a host of interesting things for you here: Firstly – the ideal Christmas Present – a CMG T-Shirt or Hoody. Like many other conservation organisations, we are working with Teemill, based on the Isle of Wight. As you … Continue reading
Tomorrow’s Autumn Meeting – Myddfai
Just in case you’ve never been to the Myddfai village hall before, the address is:
Myddfai Community Hall and Visitor Centre Myddfai
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire.
SA20 0JD
You can see more at https://www.myddfai.org/