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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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A no-problem rush

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Posted on Apr 11, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

A post from our Chairman Andrew: Some of us have a difficult relationship with rushes, with soft rush (Juncus effusus) being a particular problem in some fields when it can become almost a monoculture of hard clumps. It’s also one … Continue reading →

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Visits to CMG members fields

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Posted on Apr 11, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

In the early days of the Meadows Group, we arranged to visit not only nature reserves belonging to/managed by various conservation organisations but also fields belonging to the new group’s individual members.  This was a very useful thing to do, and … Continue reading →

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Post Spring Meeting thoughts

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Posted on Apr 3, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

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As the person who manages the website for CMG, I must apologise for the late running of this blog post due to the prior arrival of way too much work.  I now am putting that right.  In time honoured fashion, … Continue reading →

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2019 Spring Meeting – 23 Mawrth/March 2019

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Posted on Feb 11, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

2019 Spring Meeting Yes, its nearly Spring and time to post the details of our spring meeting.  We hope to see you and what we think will be a useful and practical meeting: We are promoting this meeting on various … Continue reading →

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Another Fungi Event !

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Posted on Oct 11, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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CMG members may be interested in a talk being given by Bruce Langridge, from the National Botanic Garden of Wales, who’s the founder of the events taking place this Sunday at the NBGW, which were advertised in a recent post. … Continue reading →

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Our meeting last Saturday….

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Posted on Sep 27, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

We had a very interesting meeting on Saturday – and thanks to all those who attended and participated in the discussion. To our speakers – a special thanks for their time and the quality of their talks. Gareth Griffiths from … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Blaen Tir meadow 2017/18

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Posted on Aug 29, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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Many thanks to Derek for providing both his observations on and photographs of his stunning meadow over the strange year that has been July 2017 to July 2018: It was never going to be a normal year from the late … Continue reading →

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Autumn Meeting Details – 22 September 10.00 – 13.00

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Posted on Aug 24, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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Events and notifications……

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Posted on Aug 7, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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August Events from Bee Wild West Wales, Bumblebee Conservation Trust  There are bumblebee blitz events in August – please see the posters below. Apologies that some of these are already passed.  The focus of these sessions is to visit sites which are … Continue reading →

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Drawing your attention to a post from PONT:

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Posted on Jul 26, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

There are many in the group that are not on Facebook – but the post that Pont have just put out is interesting and timely.  Its not only going to be farmers that need hay, but those with horses and … Continue reading →

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