Thursday 27th October, Llandogo Village Hall: Doors open 7pm

Join us for our Autumn Social in the Wye side village of Llandogo. Our speakers will give short, illustrated talks about their meadows followed by a buffet supper and plenty of time to chat to other enthusiasts and share experiences.

Pip Morrison owns the meadows in Crosshands where we held our Open Meadows in June. Pip is a Landscape Architect, now living in Hampshire but brought up in Llansoy. He inherited the 10 acre field and small wood, which has been in the family since 1900. It is managed as a traditional hay meadow and is now one of the best species-rich meadows in Monmouthshire, with at least 41 indicators of unimproved neutral, dry or calcareous grassland in the meadow and a further thirteen indicators of marshy grassland.

Wendy Tyler-Batt is an experienced botanist and moth enthusiast who many of you remember from our open days where she led some of the walks. Wendy and her husband Trevor manage a smaller meadow, around 1 acre, near The Hendre where they have had to tackle many familiar problems, such as encroaching Bracken and Brambles. Their management regime has resulted in a lovely wildflower haven, with some impressive moth species, and we shall be seeing some of these in her illustrated talk.

The buffet is £15 for members, £18 for non-members. To attend just for the talks, there is no charge for MMG members, non-members £3.

Location and Booking

Llandogo Village Hall is in Holmfield Drive, a turning off the A466 in the village of Llandogo, postcode NP25 4TJ.

Detailed directions and location map on hall web site

Please book in advance as we need to know how many people to cater for. You can book online (using the form below) or contact  Marilyn Dunkelman, 01600 860031 or by email using our Contact Us form.

When we receive your booking we’ll send details of our account for payment, or if you prefer you can send payment by cheque, made payable to Monmouthshire Meadows Group, to Marilyn at The Beeches, The Narth, Monmouth NP25 4QL.

Please contact one of the committee if you need to arrange a lift.