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Garden club

THE evening began with a warm welcome from the chair lady to the 30 members including two new ones and two guests attending.

Club business and mail were dealt with and options on the outing in June were given.

Members will vote for their preferred choice at the next meeting. Business concluded, the speaker, Brian Palmer, a volunteer from the Woodlands Trust, was introduced.

The Woodland Trust is currently implementing a restoration programme that started with Avelon Wood, Devon in 1972.

Now the Trust cares for 1,200 woods with over 41 million trees and aims to create, protect, and restore – create more woods, protect wildlife and restore ancient woodland.

One tree is planted for each child born in Wales.

Once connected to the continent, our islands were isolated following the thaw at the end of the Ice Age.

The first trees to colonize, birch, alder, willow and hazel, are indigenous trees. All other new species following this time are foreign.

Mr Palmer related methods of managing woodlands through the ages and the historical features we might expect to find. Woodland was a valuable commodity providing the materials over many centuries for fuel, furniture and ship building. Mr Palmer gave a briefing on the purpose of the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, Sussex, and other projects with which the Trust is involved, including the Dyfi Valley Heritage and long forest (hedges).

A short quiz followed. A vote of thanks was given for the interesting talk followed by refreshments.

The Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm at Y Ganolfan.

For details please telephone 01341 250260.

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