The Biodiversity Information Service (BIS) are hosting a Zoom event about the Marsh Fritillary on August 24th.  This iconic butterfly is currently subject to much conservation effort in Wales to restore populations to their former levels. This informative talk over … Continue reading →

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has teamed up with West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre to launch a Square of the month to focus on bumblebee recording. Records are wanted from all three counties – but especially in grid reference SN34 which … Continue reading →

Ecosystems Knowledge Network ran a Webinar on Road Verges a few weeks ago on 8 July.  It was extremely informative, and well-presented.  In the webinar, Ben Phillips (University of Exeter), Kate Petty (Plantlife) and Phil Sterling (Butterfly Conservation) discussed their … Continue reading →

Plantlife has joined forces with Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Butterfly Conservation to form the Grasslands+ coalition: They have teamed up to campaign for grasslands to be protected and enhanced – with a focus upon the lead up to the COP26 … Continue reading →

Do you know your ligules from your glumes?  The Big Meadow Search – and there are still a couple of days left in July to search some more – has been a good reminder (to me at least) that identifying … Continue reading →

If you’ve been following this website for a couple of years, you might remember this post from July 2019: https://carmarthenshiremeadows.com/2019/07/25/visit-to-the-national-botanic-garden-of-wales-to-see-results-of-green-hay-experiment/ In summary, on that occasion a group of CMG members were shown round parts of the Waun Las National Nature Reserve … Continue reading →

Webinar 8 July: Ecosystems Knowledge Network run webinars to share good practice, new tools and resources around the UK. You can join the network for free and take advantage of the wealth of information available. A link to their webpage … Continue reading →

Each year CMG gets quite a number of enquiries from meadow owners looking for someone who will cut their fields at the right time. We know that often the bigger commercial contractors are flat out cutting on large sites when … Continue reading →

Don’t forget that the Big Meadow Search (BMS) will be running during Wales Nature Week (30th May – 6thJune).  To recap; we’re asking for volunteers to do something like the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, only it’ll be to record plants rather than … Continue reading →