AGM and Spring Social 17 April 2024

Fleabane being deliberately left as a late nectar source during hay mowing at Old Lands (Sam Bosanquet)

Annual Report 2024 (AGM Presentation) – pdf download

This year’s AGM will take place on Wednesday 17th April at Dingestow Village Hall. The AGM will start at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm).

This will be followed by a talk by our guest speaker, Sam Bosanquet, about his experiences with grassland restoration. A buffet supper will be served at around 8pm. Please book as early as possible – it is a great help with our planning. 

The cost of the supper is £20 to members, £23 to non members (including wine); members can attend the AGM and talk at no cost, non-members £3.

Minutes of AGM 2023 (download pdf)

Finding Dingestow Village Hall

Booking form

Our talk by Sam Bosanquet will be about “Old Lands: 17 years of farmed grassland restoration“.  

Sam is a well known naturalist and ecologist, particularly for his knowledge of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), fungi and moths. He has contributed to many publications, including the definitive field guide to Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland. He is also the manager of the 180 acre family estate near Dingestow, known as Old Lands. 

Sam will discuss how his family have worked with local farmers to increase plant and insect diversity on the land, seeing some fields transition to species-richness while others remain “stubbornly grassy”. His talk will include grassland fungi, introducing wildflower seed, ammonia pollution (one of his particular interests is the impact of this chemical on biodiversity) and tree planting.

Finding Dingestow Village Hall

Dingestow is about 4 miles west of Monmouth. Although it is near the A40 there is no junction from that road near the village, so avoid using the A40 from either Monmouth or Raglan.

The hall is on the main road through Dingestow village and there is a car park directly opposite the hall, on the other side of the road.

Dingestow Village Hall, postcode NP25 4BH can be found on Google maps or What3Words ///forgets.turkeys.connected (the car park entrance).

More detailed directions (pdf download)

Booking

Please book early, even if you do not plan to stay for supper, as it helps us considerably to know how many people are coming

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Please give your full name and the full names of others in your party, as you would like these to appear on your name badges for the event 

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We appreciate payment in advance to reduce the work on the night. Payment can be made by bank transfer – details will be sent to you on receipt of your booking – or cheques can be made out to Monmouthshire Meadows Group and sent to Marilyn at the address below. Please indicate below how you wish to pay

Cheques should be made out to Monmouthshire Meadows Group and sent to Marilyn Dunkelman, The Beeches, The Narth, Monmouth NP25 4QL