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Andrew Martin comments: There has been an interesting discussion on the CMG Facebook Group about late hay cutting. If your main priority is to get maximum floral diversity in the meadow (rather than the best hay crop), then cutting later … Continue reading
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The Big Meadow Search (BMS) started out in 2021 as a modest project just for our county, to get more of an idea of which plants were in grassland on our members’ land. It arose from a discussion in the … Continue reading
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One of the aims of Carmarthenshire Meadows Group (and all Meadows Groups) is to increase the area occupied by species-rich grassland in our county. We hope to encourage landowners to manage their grassland, whether it’s on a garden scale or … Continue reading
The meadows at Great Dixter are one of the richest and most diverse garden meadows in the UK and contribute to a very high level of biodiversity in the garden. Fergus Garrett will be giving the talk -and given his … Continue reading
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Thank you Ivy for sharing these thoughts. This message from Ivy Denham is both practical and uplifting: The floral diversity of old fashioned hay meadows are preserved and enhanced by annual hay cuts – where the seasons growth is cut … Continue reading
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In November last year, as part of our winter meetings programme which we were having online due to Covid, we had a fascinating talk on the meadows of the Elan Valley from Sorcha Lewis. One of the reasons we asked … Continue reading
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Thank you Julian for this thoughtful and winter centred post: We’re past the worst. As I began to tap this out on the morning of December 22nd, I can say this with confidence. The days are now extending, the nights … Continue reading
Many thanks and congratulations to the CMG for setting up the recent Zoom meeting for CMG members, and in particular to Andrew and the 3 speakers, Caroline, Gareth and Harriet for an enlightening evening’s review of their work in trying … Continue reading
The Meadows Group’s main mission is to be a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in meadow management, restoration, and creation. The group exists to help and support those who own or manage meadows so as to maintain them … Continue reading
Bruce Langridge, Head of Interpretation at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, has been in touch, asking if we would distribute the link to his recent blog post on the NBGW website. Always interested in what is going on over … Continue reading
Carmarthenshire Meadows Group - Grŵp Dolydd Sir Gaerfyrddin 