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Supporting the restoration and enhancement of flower-rich grasslands in Carmarthenshire – Cefnogi adfer a gwella glaswelltiroedd sy’n gyforiog o flodau yn Sir Gaerfyrddin

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Our Autumn meeting on Saturday

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Posted on Oct 7, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

Thank you to all our members who came along to our Autumn meeting in Llangain on Saturday. We had quite a few new members join at the event – and that, of course, is happy news. If any of our … Continue reading →

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A request for feedback

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Posted on Oct 1, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

As you know, we have a meeting coming up on 5 October and we have a great range of interesting speakers. There are also a few small things that we just want to discuss very briefly with the members.  I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Meeting poster – here it is.

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Posted on Sep 10, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

I decided against amending my previous post – so here is the poster. I think its being emailed to members – if you can print off from the email and put somewhere that might grab some attention, that would be … Continue reading →

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Green Hay at the National Botanic Garden of Wales – update post

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Posted on Sep 6, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

This report follows on from the visit by CMG members to see the results of the green hay experiment at the NBGW (see previous post on the blog):  Visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales to see results of … Continue reading →

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Eyes down for Waxcaps? and Inspiring Meadows.

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Posted on Sep 6, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

This gallery contains 40 photos.

A quick reminder to look out for Waxcaps and other meadow fungi from now on.  Many thanks to Julian for putting together this timely post. The post is in two sections – first part, wax caps, second part some inspiring … Continue reading →

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Announcing Our Autumn meeting on Saturday 5 October 10-13.00:

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Posted on Sep 2, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

The posters are just being finalised but whilst the translation is polished here is a summary of what will be on offer.  I will update this post with the poster once its to hand: We are meeting at Memorial Hall, … Continue reading →

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An event – 12 September 2019 – Making the Most of your Wet Grassland.

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Posted on Aug 20, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

Details below – contact Emma Douglas direct on her mobile 07811187087

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How do you get your meadow cut if you don’t have the kit to do it yourself?

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Posted on Aug 12, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

This is an article written by Andrew – our Chairman. Getting hay cut on small meadow fields has been a hot topic of discussion recently – and we would really like any comments and information you can feed back on … Continue reading →

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Report on Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Course on 9 July

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Posted on Jul 25, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

On July 9th, several of us attended a course being run by Dr Deborah Sazer at Carmel Village Hall, which is next to the National Nature Reserve at Carmel managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.  The … Continue reading →

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Visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales to see results of Green Hay Experiment

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Posted on Jul 25, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

On 27th June (sorry this report is so late) some members of the meadows group went to the NBGW at the kind invitation of Bruce Langridge (Head of Interpretation at the Garden) to see the results of what was done … Continue reading →

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