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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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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
Report on Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Course on 9 July
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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
Visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales to see results of Green Hay Experiment
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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
Dragonflies and Damselflies – Course on 31 July 2019 – Suitable for all
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Site visit to look at NBGW’s green hay project – Thursday 27th June at 2pm
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This is a short half day course as part of the National Botanic Garden of Wales’ “Growing the Future” project, and is designed to inspire meadow owners to manage their fields to benefit biodiversity. The Garden’s Head of Interpretation, Bruce … Continue reading
Free introductory course – 31 July at Denmark Farm – Flowering plants for beginners; a workshop on plant families. Book by 24 June if interested.
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Two courses at Carmel – 9 and 11 July 2019
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I previously mentioned that Dr Deborah Sazer would be running a couple of courses this summer at Carmel National Nature Reserve. I now have the posters – which give all the details:
Opportunity to visit a local meadow – members only.
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As mentioned in a previous post (https://carmarthenshiremeadows.com/2019/04/11/visits-to-cmg-members-fields/) we’d like to encourage Meadows Group members to visit each other’s fields to exchange knowledge and experience as well as having a nice walk in a meadow. So Andrew and Helen Martin will … Continue reading
Carmarthenshire – the extraordinary movements of Marsh Fritillaries in 2018.
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A wonderful post from Richard Smith: It’s not often that a long-threatened and declining species turns up in 73 additional fields in a county, even one the size of Carmarthenshire. That’s what happened in 2018 and that’s just the part … Continue reading