Friday 26 November, 9:30am-12:30 This is an in person event at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre – and is being run by Plantlife Cymru. Details below: Tickets / Tocynnau: https://tixoom.app/plantlife/rp9efgys Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws, Lampeter SA48 8PB This session … Continue reading
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Podcast – more on fungi
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If you were one of the participants at our recent meeting featuring Bruce Langridge’s talk on Farming and Fungi, you’ll remember Emma Williams and her useful contributions to the Q&A and discussion after the talk. Emma is one of Wales’ … Continue reading
An important message – Brown Hairstreaks
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Those of you on Facebook – and/or otherwise interested in the wellbeing of butterflies may already have seen the important request by Richard Smith (Butterfly Conservation) for a change in hedge flailing practices. We are reposting it here: “Dear all,In … Continue reading
Anyone for (fungi) croquet? –
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A wonderful and seasonal post from Julian on the spread of fungi. This post is about a mossy croquet lawn, not really a meadow, but bear with me. I’m guessing it’s one of the highest, and mossiest in the land, … Continue reading
Two Online Meadows Group meetings – details here.
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The next two meetings of the Meadows Group have now been finalised, and as always members of CMG will be emailed with details of how to join the meeting, and do not need to buy a ticket. However, if you’re … Continue reading
More online talks you might be interested in.
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Last night Bruce Langridge (Head of Interpretation at National Botanic Gardens of Wales) gave an excellent talk on fungi. A recording of the talk will shortly be posted on CMG’s Youtube channel. If you were enthused for more – or … Continue reading
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, and Plantlife’s Magnificent Meadows series – Talks relevant to CMG
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Yesterday evening, Plantife’s series of webinars on monitoring change (short term and long term) in meadow species composition began. If you missed it, that’s a pity, but they should all become available as recorded presentations in due course – when … Continue reading
Magnificent Meadows Cymru webinar series – starts tonight!!
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A series where you can find out all about how to create and/or restore a meadow, how to manage them in the long term and how to survey and monitor your site. The webinars also recognise and address that some … Continue reading
CMG meetings this Autumn and Winter
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When the Covid pandemic began in spring 2020 we had to cancel a big indoor meeting we’d arranged for the group at Myddfai Village Hall. Up until then, we’d arranged big indoor meetings every spring and autumn in different locations … Continue reading
Job Opportunity – Amman Valley
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CMG does not make a habit of promoting job opportunities but this is worth (we think) a promote: Cwmaman Town Council are seeking to appoint an Environmental Development Officer under its “Green Infrastructure Amman Valley” project. Full details via the … Continue reading