Webinar 8 July: Ecosystems Knowledge Network run webinars to share good practice, new tools and resources around the UK. You can join the network for free and take advantage of the wealth of information available. A link to their webpage … Continue reading
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Getting fields cut and hay baled
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Each year CMG gets quite a number of enquiries from meadow owners looking for someone who will cut their fields at the right time. We know that often the bigger commercial contractors are flat out cutting on large sites when … Continue reading
Managing Rush and Molinia dominated habitats – Event Wednesday 26th May
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Monitoring change in grassland, and recording what’s there.
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Don’t forget that the Big Meadow Search (BMS) will be running during Wales Nature Week (30th May – 6thJune). To recap; we’re asking for volunteers to do something like the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, only it’ll be to record plants rather than … Continue reading
Part 2 of Conservation Grazing Webinar
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We recently posted here about a number of talks that we thought our members might find interesting. One of those we highlighted was a three part series on Conservation Grazing organised jointly by Plantlife and Post. Well, the second instalment … Continue reading
Big Meadow Search 2021 – update
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You may remember our earlier post on this blog – which included a link to a survey. We are pleased to say that we had a good response to the survey and the results were incorporated into the planning for … Continue reading
The Elan Valley Meadows Project – a 10-year research and restoration study.
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Meadows Group members attending the talk in January by Phil “The Bugman” Ward will remember, during the discussion in the Q&A afterwards, mention of some research that was done in the Elan Valley into various aspects of Meadow Management. While … Continue reading
Lots of upcoming talks
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The scheduled talks for CMG members on March 3rd had, unfortunately, to be cancelled because Dr Kevin McGinn was ill. He’s now better, and we hope to reschedule his talk in the Autumn. The talk is on seed harvesting in … Continue reading
Meadows – 98% gone? Really?
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Another interesting post from Andrew Martin When meadows, and their disappearance, are discussed on the media, a statistic is often quoted: that 98% of them have disappeared since the end of the second world war. But where does this figure come … Continue reading
Mad About Moles
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A welcome post from Julian Wormald: It’s the time of the year when one really notices moles. Particularly obvious if you have meadows, or pasture, and always more noticeable in early spring. I knew that this was mating time for … Continue reading