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Our Open Day will be
held on Sunday June 13th.
6 sites will be open.
A
leaflet giving all the details and addresses is available from
monmouthmeadows@aol.co .uk or telephone 01989 750740, or you can
download the leaflet here.
Front of leaflet (pdf).
Back of leaflet (pdf)
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Our
7th AGM with talk and dinner was held on Thursday, March 25th at 7.00pm in Llanishen Village
Hall Our speaker will be Jerry
Tallowin on Pleasure and profit in
Biodiversity
Our Autumn meeting
was held on
Wednesday, November 4th at 7.00pm in Devauden Village Hall.
We asked more of our members to tell us their
'Meadows Tales'.
This
was followed by our home-made supper with
wine.
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During the summer-
*Dr Caroline Howard and Bill
Howard hosted a lovely picnic and visit to the Wheelers SSSI Cleeve
Common above Cheltenham in July where members and friends were able to
see chalkland flora.
*We had a very successful day at
the Monmouth Show in August with many old friends, members and new
visitors visiting us on our stand.
*Our Open Day 2009
was held on a fine sunny Sunday, June 7th.
Members’ meadow sites opened were as follows:
Ty Mawr Convent, near Penallt
Four
Acres,Maryland,The Narth,
NP254QJ
Moorcroft Cottage , Penallt, NP25 4AH Lydart Field,
Stevenstone, Lydart, NP25 4RH
Monmouthshire
Meadows Group has always worked very closely with Gwent Wildlife Trust.
This trust also has a number of fantastic meadows which you may like to
visit, either on the day of the Open day itself or possibly at a later
date if you have enjoyed the Open day with us.
These
meadows include:
NEWGROVE MEADOWS
Directions: From Monmouth, leave south on the B4293, signposted
Trellech and Mitchel Troy. Approximately 1 mile from Monmouth,
take the left fork, signposted Trellech , Penallt and Chepstow.
Continue along the B4293 up the hill and past the turning to Whitebrook
and The Narth on the left. On a straight section of the road look
for a small sign on the right pointing down a lane, indicating the
footpath to Loysey. Take this turning and park in the forestry car
park at the crossroads, grid reference SO 501 067. Walk back along
the track and the gated entrance to the four meadows is on the
left.
PENTWYN FARM RESERVE
Directions: By road, leave Monmouth traveling south on the B4293,
signposted to Mitchell Troy and Trelleck. Approximately 1 mile from
Monmouth the road forks left for Penallt and Trelleck. Take a second
left fork about 2 miles further on (signposted Penallt). On entering the
village(1˝ miles), turn left at the crossroads then right just before
the war memorial (follow signs for Bush Inn). The reserve is adjacent to
the Bush Inn.
Parking is available by the Bush Inn or by the medieval
barn. Please do not park on the village green. Best access to the
reserve is by the green lane at the end of the village
We would
love anyone who has a little time to help us, you really don't have to
be a botanist!!
Please contact me if you can spare an hour at any time!
Maggie Biss
Tel.
01989 750740
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