CALCH – Spring Clean 17th March
On Monday March 17th we held the first of our ‘Spring Cleaning’ events up at Herbert’s Quarry on the Black Mountain. Unfortunately over the winter, much litter had been left up on the mountain which...
View ArticleThe Black Mountain Festival, July 5th
Well, it has been some time since I posted a proper article on here (one will be posted soon, I promise) but first of all I must share with you news on the exciting upcoming CALCH event to be held this...
View ArticleIfA Conference 2014 (or; confusing grid systems)
As happens every time I attend an event, I have the best intention of writing it up during or soon after the occasion but instead end up doing so late. Very late. This is a brief [EDIT: not so brief]...
View ArticleMiddleton – Paradise Regained
Monday January 12; a grey, gloomy and slightly glum morning which hailed in the start of my new job at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Despite the torrential drizzle (if there is such a thing) I...
View ArticleMiddleton: Paradise Regained – a personal journey begins
Sat next to my desk on a gloomy Wednesday morning I realise it’s almost EXACTLY two months since I started my new job as the Outreach, Education and Volunteer Officer for the exciting, diverse and...
View ArticleIntroducing… Dr Lara Melody Jones, LEGO Academic
Lara is a new addition to the Regency Restoration Team and can often be found hanging around plants and areas of historical interest at The National Botanic Garden of Wales. To keep up to date with...
View Article#CIfA2015
Later today I will be heading to Cardiff for the annual Chartered Institute for Archaeology conference (#CIfA2015) which will take place over the rest of the working week, which is always a good...
View ArticleInvestigating the Botanic Garden with Dr Lara Jones
March 27th – Climbed the flowering puya chilnesis in the Great Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Took me a few hours to battle with the razor sharp leaves at ground level then even...
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