Usk Civic Society is organising a Biodiversity Day to raise funds for the Alfred Russel Wallace Memorial.  The event starts at 12 noon at Llanllywel House.  There will be walks in the wildflower meadow, the woodland and hillside.  Bring a picnic, stout shoes and anorak. Tea, coffee, water and soft drinks will be available.  There… Read More Biodiversity Day at Llanllywel (Usk) Sunday 7 May

(Links to external sites open in new windows or tabs) February 2019 Sunday 3rd: Local Wildlife Site Owners Day at Llanishen Village Hall, organised by Gwent Wildlife Trust, 9.30am to 1pm.  Details here Thursday 7th: Work party at Trellech Wet Meadow, from 9.45am, to prepare the site before hedge planting on 14th March March 2019 Thursday 14th: Hedge Planting… Read More Events Diary

All Monmouthshire Meadows Group members are invited to attend the morning for owners of Local Wildlife Sites at Llanishen Village Hall on Sunday 22 January 2017, 9.30am to 1pm. There will be talks on Grassland Fungi, Amazing Molluscs of the Gwent Living Landscapes, Wye Valley Woodlands, Pine Marten Reintroduction Feasibility, and Orchard Conservation as well as… Read More Local Wildlife Site Landowner Morning: 22 January

Our latest newsletter is available to download here.  Featuring, among other news: An update from our chairman, Steph Tyler, on recent activities News about our latest meadow reserve, Ida’s Meadow in Maryland, The Narth A beautifully illustrated article by Ray Armstrong on moving to Pastures New Low energy hay baling Managing verges for wildflowers in Itton… Read More Autumn 2016 Newsletter

Our Autumn meeting this year will be at the Centenary Hall in Usk, on Thursday 27th October.  We shall have our usual buffet supper and plenty of time to chat and socialise with fellow meadows enthusiasts. This year two of our members will be talking about their meadow experiences: David Sheers is a committee member… Read More Our Autumn Get-together: 27 October

Retiring and New Committee Members At April’s AGM we said thank you to five retiring committee members who have all contributed a huge amount to MMG’s work over the last few years. Glynis Law actually left the committee a few months ago, but continues to be an active member of the group.  Martin Fenn-Smith and… Read More Committee Changes at MMG

Our Spring Newsletter is now available to download here. This issue includes: An update on our newly purchased meadows at Kingcoed and plans for activities at the site An update from our chairman, Steph Tyler, on recent activities An exciting project at the National Botanic Garden of Wales to rescue Monmouthshire’s  Meadow Clary Habitat Aid, suppliers of wildflower seed… Read More Spring 2016 Newsletter

UPDATE Many thanks to everyone who came along to our AGM on 14th April.  New committee members were elected, and we said goodbye to some of our retiring committee.  More details will be posted on our Committee page.   Our Spring Meeting on Thursday 14 April will again be held at Bridges Community Centre, in Monmouth.  (It is helpful to… Read More 2016 Spring Get-together and AGM

After over a year of fund raising we are absolutely delighted to announce that we have reached our main target of £96,000 to buy the two traditional flower-rich meadows at Kingcoed. We had secured grants from various trusts including the Banister Trust, Waterloo Foundation, Alan Evans Memorial Trust, Foyle Foundation, New Grove Trust, Gwent Wildlife… Read More Kingcoed Meadows: All Systems Go!