Carmarthenshire Meadows Group – Grŵp Dolydd Sir Gaerfyrddin

There are several events in the county coming up which may be of interest to CMG members. Meet the Contractors: Sharing Best Practice in Meadow and Grassland Management Wednesday 25 May, 12:30 – 17:00  Pantwgan Farm, National Botanic Garden of … Continue reading →

For anyone who missed our last online meeting, but would like to see the recording of it, it’s now available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0RBTYaTv-8&t=1s Rhys Evans is the organiser of the Nature Friendly Farming Network in Wales – he explained the aims of … Continue reading →

We hope that as many of you as are able will join us at 7.30pm on Wednesday night for our next meeting and event. A reminder of who will be joining us: We will be hearing from 3 speakers on … Continue reading →

Our next online meeting will be on Wednesday 23rd March at 7.30pm, when we’ll hear from Rhys Evans of Nature Friendly Farming Network, Richard Smith of Butterfly Conservation, and Malcolm Edwards of Gwenlais Coppice and Charcoal.   The Nature Friendly Farming Network … Continue reading →

Caring for God’s Acre invite you to their Online Conference: Join us for an inspiring day discovering how to transform burial grounds into havens for people, wildlife and heritage.Hear from experts in the field and attend workshops of your choice.One … Continue reading →

Event from Moor Meadows group in Devon: Native hedgerows can play a major role in helping nature recovery and mitigating climate change. The government wants the post-Brexit agricultural subsidy system to encourage farmers and landowners to better maintain hedges to … Continue reading →

Plantlife are hosting this webinar as part of their Meadow Makers Project. Its full title is Grassland Carbon: restoration, creation and management practices that affect carbon sequestration in grasslands. There will be two presentations from specialists who will share the … Continue reading →

The two speakers from last night’s meeting would like to make their email addresses available to interested landowners who might want them to go and take a look at their potential floodplain meadow sites.  They are: Leila Thornton: leila.thornton@naturalresourceswales.gov.ukCaroline O’Rourke: caroline.orourke@open.ac.uk and … Continue reading →

Our next CMG meeting is Thursday 10th February at 7:30pm.  We’ll be hearing about, and discussing, floodplain meadows, and we’re very fortunate to have Leila Thornton from Natural Resources Wales as our guest speaker.  Floodplain meadows generate a sustainable and … Continue reading →

Bumblebee Conservation Trust will be running a range of training activities throughout Wales and online. Keep an eye out for details https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/events-calendar/?utm_source=Skills+for+Bees%3A+Cymru+project&utm_campaign=0a2a03dbdb-General+e-news+-+GDPR+list_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5796f2678e-0a2a03dbdb-30144524 Bruce Langridge is interviewing people connected with the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. On 13 January he chatted … Continue reading →