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

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

Each year SEWBReC (South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre) run a series of Species Identification Training Workshops.  The aim is to stimulate interest in recording species, and to encourage more volunteers to generate biological records. This year’s workshops are: Wednesday 3rd July – Introduction to Grasses Saturday 7th September – Woodlice Saturday 28th September  –… Read More SEWBReC Training Courses

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust are holding an event on : 7th June, 10am to 4pm at Newport Wetlands The day will include a number of talks and a workshop on conserving bumblebee habitats in Wales, including meadow management, conservation grazing, reen and ditch management, and landscape scale conservation projects. Speakers include MMG Chairman Steph Tyler, Rebecca… Read More Bumblebee Conservation Event: Friday 7th June

To: Members of Monmouthshire Meadows Group The Committee of the Monmouthshire Meadows Group invites MMG members to join them at a party to launch ‘Wildflower Meadows in Monmouthshire: Ten years of conserving and restoring flower-rich grasslands’, a book compiled by Meadows Group members to celebrate 10 years of successful meadow making. The party will be… Read More Party Invitation! Sunday 9th June