UPDATE: This relates to our 2016 Open Meadows Day. This year our Open Meadows Day will be a celebration of our success in purchasing Kingcoed Meadows plus a special viewing of Joanna Kerr’s garden and meadow at Glebe House, Llanfair Kilgeddin. We are holding our events on National Meadows Day, Saturday 2nd July, and we are collaborating… Read More Open Meadows on National Meadows Day 2nd July 2016
Update: Gwent Wildlife Trust will have someone on site at their New Grove Meadows reserve near Trellech during the day, so it is well worth adding this to your tour around. This is Monmouthshire’s Coronation Meadows (together with New Grove Farm next door) and one of the best wildflower meadows in the country. [If you… Read More Meadows Open Day 14 June 2015
SHORT REVIEW: We had two great days with the weather being mostly kind at both of them. There will be a full report in our Autumn newsletter but we do want to thank everyone who helped out – the hosts, the experts who led the walks and helped with the identification, and the volunteers who manned… Read More June 2014 Open Days/Bioblitzes
Dates have been set for two work parties, our Spring Meeting, and our Open Days in the coming year. There will be more information about each of these nearer the time, but for now here’s the basic information for your new diaries. Work Parties All volunteers are welcome to help at these work events, and… Read More MMG Event Dates for 2014
On Sunday 16th June meadows will be open around Trellech. Visits can be made between 11am and 4pm. Directions for each site are given below the map. For meadows open on 9th June click here. New Grove Farm and New Grove Meadows NP25 4AF GWT site grid reference SO 501 066 New Grove Farm is… Read More 2013 Open Day Meadows: 16th June
On Sunday 9th June our open meadows are all in the Shirenewton area. Visits can be made between 11am and 4pm. Directions for each site are given below the map. For meadows open on 16th June click here. Northridge House Usk Road, Shirenewton NP16 6RZ Grid reference ST 467 953 Map This meadow and woodland plantation… Read More Open Day Meadows: Sunday 9th June
This year we are holding open days over two weekends, on Sunday 9th June and Sunday 16th June. On Sunday 9th June MMG members in the Shirenewton area will be opening their meadows for visitors, and in the evening we shall be holding a get together to celebrate our 10th anniversary and mark the launch… Read More Meadow Open Days June 2013
By Steph Tyler The first outdoor meeting was at Pam Lloyd’s fields at New Grove near Trellech. This was well attended with 18 people helping to count Green-veined Orchids in Pam’s two fields and the grassland area adjacent to her drive and in each of the Gwent Wildlife Trust’s four adjacent fields and to carry… Read More Review of MMG Events in 2012
Our first open day of the season was on Sunday 3rd June at Richard Cornock’s smallholding near Portskewett and there will be another chance to see Richard’s meadow on 15 July. Visits can be made between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Next Sunday, 10th June, is a chance to visit Chris Parsons’… Read More Join us at our Meadows Open Days in June and July
In 2012 rather than have four or five sites ‘open’ on the same day we have organised a number of ‘open days’ through June and July so that we will not be rained off on them all! Visits can be made between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Sunday 6 May: Meet at… Read More Meadow Open Days and Training Events 2012
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