Monmouthshire Meadows We would like to invite you to our Spring Get-together and 8th AGM Friday 8th April at 7.00pm, Usk Memorial Hall We hope to get through the business part of the meeting quickly and this will be followed by a talk by Julian Woodman, Countryside Council for Wales on ‘Flower-rich grasslands in Wales’… Read More SPRING GET-TOGETHER AND AGM

Gwent Wildlife Trust Grazing Questionnaire The Gwent Wildlife Trust is investigating the need for a grazing project in the Trellech Plateau area of Monmouthshire. Your help in completing this questionnaire will enable us to decide if a grazing project would help address some of the issues involved with managing meadows. Please Return Completed form to… Read More GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST GRAZING QUESTIONNAIRE.

Monmouthshire’s Community Environmental Grants are now available. These grants, of up to £1000, could be just what you need if your school or community group is looking for a cash boost to help with a project which will benefit your local community. There are three different types of grant; Environment and Countryside Grants – fund… Read More GRAB AN ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT

St  Mary’s Chuchyard  Conservation Group We have now held three meetings – and are making progress.  A list of species found so far is attached,  which indicates that we should indeed be cutting the site as a flowering hay meadow .  According to the National Vegetation classification, this is MG5 grassland.  Unfortunately it has become… Read More St. Mary’s, Tintern.

The Countryside Council for Wales has indicated that it will give the Group over £4,000 towards promoting and carrying out grassland management in the buffer area for the rare Shrill Carder Bee. The buffer area for this bumblebee includes land to the east of Newport – Five Lanes, Highmoor Hill and Caerwent extending up towards Shirenewton.… Read More MMG & The Bumblebees.