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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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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 →

Posted in Bumblebees, Meadow Flowers, Uncategorized, Wildflower Meadows, wildlife | 1 Reply

Our meeting last Saturday….

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Posted on Sep 27, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

We had a very interesting meeting on Saturday – and thanks to all those who attended and participated in the discussion. To our speakers – a special thanks for their time and the quality of their talks. Gareth Griffiths from … Continue reading →

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Saturday meeting suggestion

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Posted on Sep 19, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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A suggestion for those coming on Saturday to the Autumn meeting: one of our topics is grassland fungi. If you have fungi to id, bring examples with you. We’ve been posting pictures on the Facebook page of those found so … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Beewalks…run by Bumblebee Conservation Trust – Dinefwr 29 September.

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Posted on Sep 18, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

     

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Reflections on the Blaen Tir meadow 2017/18

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Posted on Aug 29, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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Many thanks to Derek for providing both his observations on and photographs of his stunning meadow over the strange year that has been July 2017 to July 2018: It was never going to be a normal year from the late … Continue reading →

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Autumn Meeting Details – 22 September 10.00 – 13.00

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Posted on Aug 24, 2018 by earlypurpleorchid

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