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If you are interesting in participating in any of our meetings or joining the group please contact the secretary, Naomi Hope (contact here).

Upcoming events in and around Newport
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PCC/PCNPA Green Infrastructure Project

August 7, 2022   View     Author: Brendan

3 of the NAEG officers met with Hamish Liddle who is collecting information on 12 Pembrokeshire towns, including Newport, for the PCC/PCNPA Green Infrastructure project funded by UK Govt. Community Renewal Fund. You can read the notes from this meeting here: https://naeg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NAEG-meeting-with-Hamish-Little.pdf

Please let our secretary Sandra know if you have any comments, corrections or additions, particularly suggestions for deliverable projects. Sandra can be emailed at sandrabayes1@btinternet.com You can also add comments to this post.


The Great Newport BioBlitz!

June 7, 2022   View     Author: Brendan

Saturday 9th July 8am - late!

Get involved in mapping biodiversity across Newport, meet new people and learn about what species can be found in the town, in partnership with the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre, we are organising a Newport BioBlitz.  What is a BioBlitz? It is a day-long event at which, with the help of ecologists and conservation experts, we will be identifying and recording as many species of plants, animals, insects, and other organisms as possible. Get in touch with Richard for more details!

8.00am prompt. Moth Trap, Tony Lewis, local moth recorder.

Meet at The Newport and Nevern Community Garden, where Market St meets Castle Lane, Newport, SA42 0PJ. Depart 8.05am for moth trap location, 3 min walk from the meeting place. The trap will be set on Friday night - come and see what we have caught, before the moths are safely released.

9.15 Event Intro

Coffee & Pastry with Richard Sylvester (Newport for Nature); followed by how to record what you see (and why!), with Carys Williams (West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre).Memorial Hall, West St, Newport SA42 0TF.


10.00-12.30 Bird walk with Paddy Jenks (Aderyn Ecology).Start at Memorial Hall for a walk from the Parrog along the estuary walk to the 'Iron Bridge'.


14.00-16.30 Plants and pollinator walk with Dr Abi Lowe and Dr Laura Jones (The National Botanic Gardens of Wales). Start at Memorial Hall for a walk along the back lanes and paths up by the Church and Castle.


20.45-22.00/22.30 Evening bat walk with Den Vaughan (Landsker Ecology). Please book - maximum 20 participants. Email Richard (richard@naeg.org.uk) to book your place.

For more details, see our Facebook event.

Upcoming Events

More events to follow in the coming months. We hope to see you at one (or all) of these events.


Newport for Nature’s latest newsletter is out.

February 14, 2022   View     Author: Brendan

This has details of our upcoming events.
https://mailchi.mp/7116d44cc38e/tree-planting
Sign-up now if you're not already on our mailing list http://eepurl.com/hFCZ75
We need volunteers to help us plant some of the 1200 trees we are aiming to plant in and around Newport. Can you help?


Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water discharges from Cwm Pumping Station

February 14, 2022   View     Author: Brendan

According to the Dwr Cymru Alert Service, the CSO started spilling again on 12th February, and at the point of writing on the morning of 13th, has spilled for 24 hours so far this time.  Since Christmas Day, according to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Smart Hub alert signals, the CSO has spilled for a total of 634 hours to date

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Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water discharges from Cwm.

December 18, 2021   View     Author: Brendan

There were about 193 discharges of raw sewage from the Cwm Pumping Station in 2020, according to Dwr Cymru. This is a really alarming state of affairs.
NEW: We've been sent the latest update (dated 20th Jan 2022) by Cllr. Paul Harries. This is not encouraging. More investigations will follow.

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