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Last year was not a great one for haymaking…. This year has been so good so far – and so the plunge was taken today and the first half field has been cut. The seed heads of the rattle were … Continue reading
Bumblebees I have received notification of the following events from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust – more specifically Clare Flynn, Outreach Officer Bee Wild West Wales: Guided Bumblebee Walk at National Trust Stackpole, Tuesday 3rd July. Come and join Clare and … Continue reading
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On a less competitive note than the last post, we are putting in a big word for the Pont Meadows Day on 1 July 2018. Its going to be a celebration of our beautiful hay meadows. Meet the grazing animals, have … Continue reading
We are after a couple of photographs of local meadows for a new promotional banner to advertise the existence and work of CMG at events etc. It would be great to have a members’ meadow highlighted and so we thought … Continue reading
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CMG members enjoyed a visit to land near Crwbin Common on Wednesday 23 May. This 50 acre site consists of a variety of grassland and woodland habitats and part of it falls in to the Coedydd Capel Dyddgen SSSI. It was … Continue reading
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This is a plea for help… the Plantlife annual wildflower survey and orchid count is coming up at the Plantlife reserve near Lampeter, Cae Blaen Dyffryn, on Saturday 16th June. Unfortunately despite having 12 volunteers last year, there are only 2 booked … Continue reading
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales – East Carmarthenshire Group Saturday 14th July – A Wildflower Meadow Walk at Cwm Du with Richard Pryce Meet in the village near the Pub (SN635302) at 2pm https://www.welshwildlife.org/local-group/carmarthenshire-local-group/ Hope you can make it.
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All – so far only a few have booked onto this event which is surely one that has relevance to many. Please consider if you can fit this into your diary – and give this your support! Restoring marshy grassland … Continue reading
We are promoting our neighbour’s event – and given that the event is at the lovely Denmark Farm, you may want to book on. Free workshop: Creating a Conservation Plan Wednesday 27th June 2018 2.00 – 4.30 Denmark Farm Conservation … Continue reading
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CMG (or rather Andrew) is on a roll today – with our third posting: Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Identifying grasses can be tricky. There are some very good guides available, like this one: http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/grass_id/index.htm and since grasses make up … Continue reading
Carmarthenshire Meadows Group - Grŵp Dolydd Sir Gaerfyrddin 