
Author Archives: earlypurpleorchid
Big Meadow Search 2022 – just over a week to go
Gallery
There is still time to take part in this year’s Big Meadow Search, which will be accepting new records until the end of this month. If you haven’t yet tried it, why not have a go? You don’t have to … Continue reading
Reacting to better/good practice
Gallery
Reports on the ground of some careful verge cutting on the Llandeilo by-pass part of the A40 has resulted in noticeably better amounts of flowering species than many other road verges. Our roving reporter noted that the verges had been … Continue reading
CMG Autumn Meeting – October 29th 2022
Gallery
CMG stopped indoor meetings when the pandemic arrived and since then we have not been able to have indoor meetings in village halls around the county. For the last two autumns and winters, we have been having online meetings using … Continue reading
Mycorrhizal fungi in a wildflower meadow – link to fascinating article
Gallery
There is a fascinating article by Bruce Langridge in the Blog section on the National Botanic Garden of Wales website: https://botanicgarden.wales/2022/08/mycorrhizal-fungi-in-a-wildflower-meadow/ with insights from Raphaella Hull (a visiting PhD student from Cambridge University) into the part fungi play in meadows … Continue reading
Do you own a hay meadow in North Carmarthenshire or Ceredigion?
Gallery
The Big Meadow Search 2022
Gallery
We are just over halfway through the time available to take part in this year’s Big Meadow Search (BMS), with the rest of July and all of August remaining. If you haven’t considered doing a BMS yourself, perhaps you should! … Continue reading
CMG members’ trip to the Elan Valley
Gallery
This gallery contains 10 photos.
In November last year, as part of our winter meetings programme which we were having online due to Covid, we had a fascinating talk on the meadows of the Elan Valley from Sorcha Lewis. One of the reasons we asked … Continue reading
The Big Meadow Search 2022
Gallery
This gallery contains 1 photo.
A new project to raise awareness and interest in plants, to highlight their importance and their interactions with other species and to collect records across the UK: Last year, our Meadows Group introduced a scheme called the Big Meadow Search … Continue reading
Talk on Sunday 22 May – 11 am to 12.30 pm – tackling invasive species
Gallery
Bit short notice – but if you have time, there will be a talk will be taking place tomorrow ie on Sunday morning at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales on tackling invasive species. It’s part of the launch of … Continue reading
