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 →

A interesting report from Andrew on a trial at National Botanic Garden of Wales: “On the fungus walk last week at the NBGW, we all walked round the main entrance of Principality House.  One of the lawns outside it has … Continue reading →

CMG is pleased to be able pass on to readers of this blog an article written by the Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru: The Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru (INCC) is a relatively young charitable organisation, active throughout Wales, but … Continue reading →

Join Plantlife and Buglife on this mini course and learn how to manage and monitor your meadow for insects. Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer y cwrs chwilod y weirglodd hwn! Defnyddiwch y linc yma i’w mynychu y Zoom; https://bit.ly/3kdrhhC. Join … Continue reading →

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 →