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Supporting the restoration and enhancement of flower-rich grasslands in Carmarthenshire – Cefnogi adfer a gwella glaswelltiroedd sy’n gyforiog o flodau yn Sir Gaerfyrddin

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Post Spring Meeting thoughts

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Posted on Apr 3, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

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As the person who manages the website for CMG, I must apologise for the late running of this blog post due to the prior arrival of way too much work.  I now am putting that right.  In time honoured fashion, … Continue reading →

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13 March 2019 – film night?

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Posted on Mar 6, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

This may be of interest to our members: Last November, S4C showed a film called “Yr Afon Dywyll – Taith yr Afon Tywi” –  or “The Dark River – The Journey of the River Tywi“.  The film was made over … Continue reading →

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New Guide – Hedgehog Ecology and Land Management

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Posted on Mar 1, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

Peoples Trust for Endangered Species have provided information about a useful new guide.  We want to ensure it is passed on – even though it is primarily aimed at green spaces in more urban environments. The guide is aimed at … Continue reading →

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Welsh Soils Discussion Group (WSDG) meeting – 2 or  3 April (Aberystwyth) – Soil: The essentials

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Posted on Mar 1, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

In the interests of promoting events that our members might want to attend, please see below. If any member can make it, please do feedback to us so we can produce a report or highlight key points.  It looks like … Continue reading →

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An event – an Oil Beetle hunt

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Posted on Feb 12, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

I have posted this event on the events update but I thought it worth a blog post – so it might get a bit more notice.  It isn’t Carmarthenshire – but surely worth a trip out for. I would really … Continue reading →

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2019 Spring Meeting – 23 Mawrth/March 2019

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Posted on Feb 11, 2019 by earlypurpleorchid

2019 Spring Meeting Yes, its nearly Spring and time to post the details of our spring meeting.  We hope to see you and what we think will be a useful and practical meeting: We are promoting this meeting on various … Continue reading →

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Caterpillar Eating Fungus

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Posted on Nov 13, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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It’s not too late in the year to find interesting things in our meadows. And I’d don’t mean 50 p coins… About 3 weeks ago I found a very small, and unfamiliar orange fungal fruiting body at one edge of … Continue reading →

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Another Fungi Event !

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Posted on Oct 11, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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CMG members may be interested in a talk being given by Bruce Langridge, from the National Botanic Garden of Wales, who’s the founder of the events taking place this Sunday at the NBGW, which were advertised in a recent post. … Continue reading →

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Another date for the diary -Wales Fungus Day – Sunday 14 October

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Posted on Oct 9, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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Wales Fungus Day Sunday 14th October – NBGW.  All information is at the link below: https://botanicgarden.wales/visit/whats-on/wales-fungus-day-2018/ Always a good day out and this year appears to be a particularly good one for fungi.

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Plantlife and its campaign for proper mapping of meadows.

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Posted on Oct 8, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

You may have already been following Plantlife’s campaign for a full inventory of Britain’s remaining meadows.  There is a petition to encourage wider participation in the issue.  Plantlife have recently had the opportunity to meet with the Special Advisor on the … Continue reading →

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