I will post these in the Events page – but for those who receive notification of blog updates please note these: Ranger Ramble at Dinefwr Tuesday 15th May, 1.00pm – 2.00pm National Trust Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire Join a guided walk around … Continue reading
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Plantlife – volunteers wanted
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Plantlife are looking for volunteers for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, which is a new habitat-based plant monitoring scheme designed by BSBI, CEH, Plantlife and JNCC. The aim is to collect data to provide an annual indication of changes in … Continue reading
Shropshire Hills Hay Meadow Festival – 7 July 2018
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No doubt there will be plenty of options on National Meadows Day on 7 July – but here is one. Its been sent to us by the Marches Meadows Group. Apparently they would particularly welcome a Carmarthenshire Meadows Group team … Continue reading
Bumblebees and Hay Meadows
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Thank you Andrew for sourcing the article below and the lovely photograph (Bombus Humilis on Devil’s Bit Scabious) : This is a very good summary of a research paper recently published in the journal Conservation Evidence. This journal is open … Continue reading
Lamb Whispering
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Very little gets written on these pages specifically about livestock on members’ meadows. Probably rightly so, but after Rachel’s plug for pictures, here’s a little piece about our own experiences. We realised very early on that we couldn’t manage some … Continue reading
Meadow/Woodland visit – Members only
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On 23 May 2018: A big thanks to Richard and Kath Pryce who have given us the opportunity to take a guided tour of their fields and woodland on 23 May 2018. This is open to CMG members only Their … Continue reading
A plug for Monmouthshire Meadows Group and for Magnificent Meadows
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Spring is forcing its way in – I have seen in the last few days more than the odd violet, great swathes of kingcups in the nearby valley bottom and vivid carpets of Golden Saxifrage frankly everywhere. The latter possibly … Continue reading
Signs of Spring
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Thanks to Andrew for this article and wading around his fields to take some photos: If you were at the Spring Meeting at Bancyfelin on 24th March you will have heard Richard Pryce’s talk on indicator species for various types … Continue reading
Bulbous Buttercup
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During his interesting talk on grassland indicator species at the Meadows Group meeting last Saturday Richard Pryce (our county plant recorder) highlighted the bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) as an indicator species of meadows with better draining, base-rich soils. Of the … Continue reading
Seaweed – Valuable Input or Expensive Luxury?
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Thank you to Julian for this article – and we look forward to discussion and debate: With little else to do as our meadows here are blasted by Easterly winds, and temperatures so low that nothing’s really growing, I decided … Continue reading
Carmarthenshire Meadows Group - Grŵp Dolydd Sir Gaerfyrddin 