Gardens in the Wild is an annual garden festival and this year will be held at Whitfield Estate, Herefordshire HR2 0BA on 24/25 June. There will be stalls, events, guided walks, delicious food and talks from a terrific line up of garden experts including Noel Kingsbury and Caroline Hanks who will share their expertise on… Read More Gardens in the Wild, 24/25 June
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
Our latest newsletter is available to download here. It includes our latest news, upcoming events and articles including: An update from our chairman, Steph Tyler, on recent activities News about our latest venture at Wet Meadow in Trellech The Long Forest Project GWT’s Wye Woods Conservation Project Open Meadows Day 2017 Monmouth Bee Festival Obituary and… Read More Spring 2017 Newsletter
Wednesday 26th April, 7pm at Llanishen Village Hall Our Annual General Meeting and Spring Get-together is a great opportunity to meet fellow meadow enthusiasts and catch up on MMG activities. This year our speaker is Dr George Peterken, well known ecologist, author of several books including Wye Valley (in the Collins New Naturalist series) and… Read More Spring 2017 AGM and Get-together
(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
Earlier this year, we decided to undertake a short membership survey as a simple way of giving members the opportunity to describe problems they might have with the management of their meadows, particularly those with whom we have no regular contact beyond the initial botanical survey and advice. Nearly 40% of the 238 members… Read More Members Survey 2016
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
We held our first Open Day at Kingcoed on National Meadows Day, 2nd July when over 60 people came along to enjoy the meadows in the sunshine. We were joined by Plantlife Cymru, who were launching their new, family-friendly meadows survey and meadow flower identification leaflet, a great help to visitors identifying some of the ninety… Read More Kingcoed Meadows Open Day and Species List
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