Monmouthshire Meadows is one of the groups supporting Bee Friendly Monmouthshire, and on 10th October we joined other supporters at Kate Humble’s farm in Penallt to launch the campaign and the Bee Friendly Pledge. This is a promise to take actions to provide food, habitat and safety for bees and other insect pollinators, by Providing pollinator-friendly… Read More Sign the Pledge for a Bee Friendly Monmouthshire
South East Wales Biodiversity Recorders Centre (SEWBReC) produce the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders’ Newsletter which usually has items of interest to Meadows Group members. The autumn issue published in October 2014 (pdf) includes a report from Steph Tyler and Elsa Wood (Monmouthshire’s Botanical Recorders) on their highlights of 2014; information about the Local Records Centre’s Data Access Tool (which… Read More SEWBReC’s Autumn Newsletter
Our Autumn Newsletter is longer than ever – that must be because we’ve had such a busy summer! You can download the pdf here. Members should have received their emailed copy by now, as a smaller file. If you need a smaller version please get in touch via our Contact page. Back copies of our… Read More Our Autumn Newsletter – now available to download
In July this year, three leading wildlife charities: Plantlife, The Wildlife Trusts and The Rare Breeds Survival Trust, held a conference to discuss the need for radical new action to reverse the loss of the UK’s meadow heritage. Prince Charles attended, as did representatives from Defra, academics and practitioners from conservation, food and farming and rural… Read More Reversing the Trend: A National Call for Action
We’re pleased to announce the winners of our photography competition. We have three age groups and here are the winning pictures from each. Congratulations to the winners, who will be presented with their prizes at our Autumn Meeting on 8th October in Usk. Click the images to enlarge them. Ten years and under Holly Ayling… Read More 2014 Photography Competition Winners
Wales Biodiversity Partnership is an umbrella group open to all organisations and individuals who have an interest in biodiversity and ecosystems conservation and enhancement. This year’s conference will be in Cardiff on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September, and it is entitled ‘Nature Recovery Planning in Wales – implementation approach to 2020’ The conference is free… Read More Wales Biodiversity Partnership Conference: September
At MMG we always advocate leaving your grassland to see what grows naturally, but often it does need a bit of help. If you are going to plant seeds, please make sure they are of local provenance. We can provide some Yellow Rattle seeds each year, and we hope to have some seed harvested by Gwent… Read More Wildflower Seeds
Keep Wales Tidy is much more than just a litter picking organisation. They focus on protecting our environment and preserving the natural landscape, and they support other initiatives, such as the Eco Schools initiative and the Green Flag Awards scheme. MMG has received fantastic support from them too. This year they are one of the… Read More Keep Wales Tidy
Bracken is the scourge of meadows. It spreads via spores and underground stems and can out-compete other plants, dominating the field. Grazing animals will avoid it as it contains toxins. To control Bracken it is helpful to use a Bracken-bruiser, a sort of roller usually towed by a quad bike or tractor. This bruises the… Read More Need Help with your Bracken?
South East Wales Biodiversity Recorders Centre (SEWBReC) produce the Gwent-Glamorgan Recorders’ Newsletter which usually has several items of interest to Meadows Group members. The latest issue May 2014 (pdf) includes a report from Steph Tyler and Elsa Wood (Monmouthshire’s Botanical Recorders) on their highlights from 2013, and an article by GWT’s Andy Karran on Local Wildlife Sites along… Read More SEWBReC’s May Newsletter
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