tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286226270260255140Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:19:25 +0000A blog of the activities going on at the St Madoc Centre.http://stmadoccentre.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (St Madoc Centre)Blogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286226270260255140.post-6294990837362525081Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:42:00 +00002015-10-26T03:42:34.499-07:00 This year we have involved many children and young people in a new meadow creation project to create more habitat for pollinators on our site. 2 new meadow areas have been created, and should start looking impressive next spring. Planting will continue in the new year. Thanks to Keep Wales Tidy for the funding! http://stmadoccentre.blogspot.com/2015/10/natural-buzz-swansea-kids-plant-seeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286226270260255140.post-4585912369512793846Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:11:00 +00002015-09-08T08:28:40.784-07:00 <!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--> Volunteers from the I-Vol youth volunteering group, supported by Info-Nation Swansea, get stuck into yet more bracken clearance! &nbsp; This work improves the habitat for snakes, some of whom we found... &nbsp;http://stmadoccentre.blogspot.com/2015/09/volunteers-from-i-vol-youth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286226270260255140.post-8448423274296999513Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:39:00 +00002015-09-01T02:39:58.883-07:00 SGI Nichiren Buddhists join us for conservation work! Eight members of the Swansea West and Gower district of the Soka Gakkai International lay Buddhist organization got stuck into bracken clearance over the weekend. This crucial work maintains the unique eco-systems of the Gower sand dunes, and much fun was had by all! http://stmadoccentre.blogspot.com/2015/09/sgi-nichiren-buddhists-join-us-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286226270260255140.post-415893938494544697Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:42:00 +00002015-08-17T03:42:45.532-07:00 St Madoc Centre Bracken Cutting Season Well Underway – At this time of year, we enlist a power scythe and a brushcutter, some rakes, and some particularly lovely volunteers to cut and rake up bracken at selected areas on our sand dunes.&nbsp; We are still very happy to have more volunteers, so if you are interested please get in touch http://stmadoccentre.blogspot.com/2015/08/bracken-cutting_58.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (St Madoc Centre)0