Below is our poster for the first year of this project. Its been posted in a few FaceBook groups – and will be distributed out via email to various groups and organisations where members and staff (for the wild life … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wildflower Meadows
Cyfarfod y Gwanwyn Dydd Sadwrn 21 Mawth – Spring Meeting Saturday 21 March
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Autumn Meeting poster – here it is.
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I decided against amending my previous post – so here is the poster. I think its being emailed to members – if you can print off from the email and put somewhere that might grab some attention, that would be … Continue reading
An event – 12 September 2019 – Making the Most of your Wet Grassland.
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Details below – contact Emma Douglas direct on her mobile 07811187087
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
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
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
Grass growth near treelines – questions, questions….
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A post from Andrew: Our two fields (which are managed as meadows) are adjacent but separated by a treeline. The treeline comprises 6 large oaks and some hawthorn, willow, blackthorn, holly and hazel with bramble undergrowth. The canopy of the oaks is … Continue reading
Guided walk at Ynys Dawela Nature Park – 6 July 2019 10-12
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Guided walk at Ynys Dawela Nature Park Ynys Dawela Nature park is a local nature reserve managed by Carmarthenshire County Council. It’s in Brynamman, and contains a variety of habitats. It’s at SN70202 14102. There’s an information leaflet about it here: … Continue reading
A no-problem rush
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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
Carmarthenshire Meadows Group - Grŵp Dolydd Sir Gaerfyrddin 