Following on from their sheep keeping courses in September and October, Gwent Wildlife Trust are holding a seminar on Conservation Grazing on Tuesday 5th November at Pentwyn Farm, Penallt. 10am start. Cost £15 for GWT members £20 for Non members. Contact GWT for details and to book a place: 01600 740600 or email info@gwentwildlife.org The Trust owns and manages… Read More Conservation Grazing Seminar: 5th November
George Peterken, well known ecologist and until recently Chairman of MMG’s partner organisation the Parish Grasslands Project, has recently published his book Meadows (number 2 in the British Wildlife Collection). It’s currently available in hardback from booksellers, or direct from the publisher British Wildlife Publishing (where you will find more information about the book and a list… Read More George Peterken’s New Book ‘Meadows’ – Talk by the Author
To celebrate our tenth anniversary in 2013 we published ‘Wildflower Meadows in Monmouthshire: Ten years of conserving and restoring flower-rich grasslands’. It includes stories from MMG members about their experiences with their own meadows, from large expanses of pasture to small patches in the garden, and plenty of information from lessons learnt along the way. The book… Read More Our Anniversary Book ‘Wildflower Meadows in Monmouthshire’
The latest issue of our newsletter has just been published. Contents include Details of our new book and our launch party News of our spring meeting and AGM Information about the new public body Natural Resources Wales Report from Gwent Wildlife Trust (celebrating their 50th anniversary) The proposed County Council initiative on using unused land for… Read More MMG Spring Newsletter Published
Fancy having your own source of honey, or just owning bees for their environmental work? Monmouth-based charity Bees for Development is running training courses for bee keepers in September, at Ragman’s Lane Farm in the Forest of Dean. Sunday 15th September: Bee friendly beekeeping with the Warré People’s hive – a Masterclass with David Heaf. A… Read More Bee Keeping Courses
Two bioblitz events coming up this summer, both at beautiful historic locations: Saturday 27th July: Llanmelin Hill Fort near Shirenewton From 10 am onwards. Meet at the small car park opposite Coombes Farm drive at ST464928 on the minor road running southwest from Shirenewton village towards Llanvair Discoed. Follow signs in through the wood to… Read More Summer Bioblitzes
We couldn’t have asked for a better evening, with golden sunlight washing the wildflower meadows as members and guests gathered at Northridge House, home of Ann and Michael Robinson, to celebrate our birthday and announce the official publication of our book “Wildflower Meadows in Monmouthshire: Ten years of conserving and restoring flower-rich grasslands”. The book… Read More Perfect Day for our Book Launch
New Grove Meadows, together with the adjacent field at New Grove Farm (congratulations Pam & Peter!), has been named as one of the first 60 meadows across the UK to be a flagship in Prince Charles’ Coronation Meadows campaign, recognition that this is one of the UK’s outstanding wildflower sites. The aim of the Coronation Meadows… Read More New Grove Named as Coronation Meadow
Gwent Wildlife Trust, in partnership with the Wye Valley AONB and the Parish Grassland Project, are running a series of autumn courses on sheep keeping. Friday September 6th: A Beginners Guide to Sheep Keeping will look at the basic requirements to start keeping a small flock of sheep. More details on the GWT web site… Read More Sheep Keeping Courses
Plantlife’s campaign to stop indiscriminate mowing of roadside verges by councils, destroying valuable wildflowers and habitat, has received national publicity today (BBC web site and Plantlife’s press release) Road verges need management, but Plantlife say that councils are mowing verges in their care, at the height of the flowering season, too often and leaving the… Read More Publicity for Plantlife’s Road Verges Campaign
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