Bumblebee Surveys In Carmarthenshire; Spawning in Local Ponds

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Thanks to Isabel for forwarding on information about these 2 surveys which will probably interest a lot of our members and readers: Bee Wild West Wales Bumblebee Survey 2018 Here at Bumblebee Conservation Trust Wales we are looking forward to … Continue reading

Pine Marten Meeting; Marsh Fritillary Grassland Management; Grassland Fungi Field Guide Book Launch

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Many thanks to Andrew for supplying details of this upcoming meeting which may be of interest to members… WILDLIFE TRUST SOUTH & WEST WALES YMDDIRIEDOLAETH NATUR DE A GORLLEWIN CYMRU  East Carmarthenshire Group   ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE   “POISED ON … Continue reading

Ageing a Meadow; Hay Samples; Manual Scything Course

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I recall a fellow meadow owner once telling me about a technique for ageing a meadow by counting buttercups. At last this week I managed to track down the research, originally carried out in 2009 by John Warren at Aberystwyth … Continue reading

Reports of Recent Events

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Many thanks to Andrew Martin, the CMG chaiman, for the following report on several events he’s been to recently… July 1st was National Meadows Day.  A laudable idea, but one that inevitably requires decisions on which of the events being … Continue reading

More Events of Interest…

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A reminder about Deborah’s butterfly identification course: And also thanks to Kate for passing this on …___________________ Thanks for reading, and remember I’m always happy to receive any suitable articles or photos to include as blog posts. Please send them to … Continue reading

Cwmdu Walk; National Meadows Day; Upcoming Events

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Last week a group of CMG members braved the hottest day of the year to walk a circular loop on public footpaths through several lovely meadows just outside the village of Cwmdu. One of the interesting aspects of the walk … Continue reading

Rapid Assessment Surveys For Meadows; More about Dormice in the County.

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Many thanks to Andrew, for this report on what sounds like a brilliant day’s course at Denmark farm last week: Rapid Assessment: a Survey Method for Monitoring Meadows This was a one-day course run by Plantlife at Denmark Farm, near … Continue reading

Dormice and Harvest Mice in Carmarthenshire? Recent Meadow Sightings.

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Many thanks to CMG member Lynne Sharpe for the following piece, and for my near neighbour, smallholder and amazing photographer Dave Bevan for very kindly supplying some of his fabulous photos of small mammals to illustrate this post. Despite a … Continue reading