Our Autumn 2020 newsletter is available to download here As well as a round up of our recent activities, the contents include: The launch of the second edition of our Grassland Fungi field guide Meadows, tree planting and climate change Buying wildflower seeds for meadows Botanists ‘Go Hemlock’ Micro-managing a meadow Pictures and news from… Read More Autumn Newsletter 2020
Having been forced to cancel the scheduled AGM in April, the official meeting took place over Zoom on Tuesday 20th October, starting at 7.30pm. PRESENTATION FROM THE MEETING DRAFT MINUTES OF THE AGM AGENDA Welcome by the chair Apologies Minutes of 2019 AGM (download pdf) Chair’s report Treasurer’s report (download Financial Statement for 2019-20) Election… Read More Annual General Meeting 2020: Online 20th October
The first edition of Grassland Fungi: A Field Guide, published in 2017, has been a great success. Since then, Elsa Wood and Jon Dunkelman have continued to survey grasslands in the Wye Valley and Monmouthshire, photographing and recording their finds. This new edition includes the results of that extra research, with 23 new species and… Read More Grassland Fungi: A Field Guide – Second Edition
July 2020 The Trustees of Monmouthshire Meadows Group have proposed that MMG should convert its charitable status to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Since its original establishment in 2005, MMG has had the good fortune to become a significant land-owner through the purchase or bequest of two outstanding areas of high species-diversity meadow land. The… Read More Conversion to a CIO
As we have had to cancel our usual events this year, we thought we would mark Open Meadows Day, due to be held on 14th June, by posting a selection of pictures sent in by MMG members this spring. We would love to receive more pictures of members’ meadow successes, first sightings or other interesting… Read More A Virtual Open Meadow
Tuesday 21st April at the Centenary Hall, Usk, 7pm EVENT CANCELLED due to Covid-19 emergency. Join us for our Spring Social and Annual General Meeting, this year in The Centenary Hall in Usk. Our speaker is Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows. Caroline has been co-ordinator for her county’s meadows group from its beginnings in 2015,… Read More AGM and Spring Social 2020
UPDATE: This event has been postponed, hopefully, until later in the year Gwent Wildlife Trust will be holding their Annual Local Wildlife Site Landowners Day on the morning of Sunday 22nd March at Llanishen Village Hall. Speakers include Liam Olds from Buglife (talking about Grassland Invertebrates), Gethin Bowes from Caerphilly CBC, their Invasive Non-Native Species… Read More Local Wildlife Site Owners’ Day 2020 – cancelled
Sunday October 20th from 2pm to 5pm Llanllowell House, Llanllywel, Usk, NP15 1LL Bring your own apples and/or pears and make juice to take home Directions From Twyn Square in Usk follow the signs toward Llantrisant, pass the prison on your left, cross two stone bridges, go under the A449, and take the next left,… Read More Apple Pressing at Llanllowell House
Our Autumn 2019 newsletter is available to download here As well as a round up of our recent activities, the contents include: News of our Autumn Social Changing hearts and minds – the importance of understanding that Nature isn’t Neat Ash dieback and other concerns Members’ meadow successes Celebrating the M4 decision An update on… Read More Autumn Newsletter 2019
Gwent Fungi Group’ will be celebrating UK Fungus Day on Sunday 6th October with an open event at Pentwyn Farm (Gwent Wildlife Trust’s reserve in Penallt) from 2pm to 4.30pm. This will include a guided walk to identify fungi, demonstrations of 20-30 named species, and if you bring along specimens they will identify them for… Read More UK Fungus Day Event, Sunday 6th October 2019
