Trustees’ meetings: first Thursday of each month. Next meeting: 4 June by Zoom. Please let Lorna know in advance if there is anything you wish the Trustees to consider at any of their meetings.
Senedd protest against the industrialisation of Mid-Wales’ uplands: 11.30 am on 11 February 2026 at the Senedd, Cardiff. Lorna will be speaking at approximately 1pm.
Webinar series (autumn-winter 2025-6):
- Chasing the Dark 16 January 2026
- Dyfi Biosphere 18 February 2026
- Sustainable farming and designated landscapes postponed due to lambing! Now taking place on 11 May 2026
2025 Poetry Competition prizegiving: 2pm 1 March 2026, in the Library at Pantyfedwen Hall, Pontrhydfendigaid
Lorna will be speaking on The invisible costs of renewable power: bringing nature resilience into the equation at Penpont, Carmarthenshire on 4 March 2026; refreshments from 6.30pm, talk at 7pm.
First Members’ Walk of the season: Elan and Llanwrthwl with leader Peter Foulkes, 22 March 2026
Temperate rainforest walk with Julia Harrison of the Celtic Rainforest Project, 28 March 2026, Cilycwm/Rhandirmwyn
Lorna will be speaking to the Waun Hesgog Action Group at Llanfach Hall in Taliesin at 7.30pm on 8 April 2026, on Implications of windfarm developments in the Cambrians
April’s walk is to be led by Judy Gore on Sunday 19th, starting at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre. It is a 7 mile walk around the Caban Coch Reservoir (taking in a bouncing bomb diversion).
May’s walk is to be led by Red Liford on Saturday 16th in the Teifi Pools area and will be a 10 miles yomp, with an option of 7.5 miles. Red looks to have titled the walk -” The Cambrian’s Wild Landscape.’ It #will be taking in Llyns on both sides of the Teifi pools road also visiting Claerddu Bothy.
Members’ Visit to Llysdinam Gardens, Newbridge on Wye: guided tour by the head gardener followed by tea: 1.30pm, 14 May 2026
Revised re-run of Lorna’s talk on The invisible costs of renewable power: bringing nature resilience into the equation at CPRW Ceredigion’s monthly meeting on 11 June 2026. CMS members are welcome to attend.
Aberystwyth Show: 13 June 2026
June Member’s Walk, a circuit around Llanwrthwl with Richard Tyler: 14 June 2026
Lorna will be speaking to Llangathy community group on the damage that industrialising Mid-Wales will do to nature on 24 June 2026
Royal Welsh Show: 20-23 July 2026
Cwrt y Cadno Show: 15 August 2026
Talybont Show: 29 August 2026
September Member’s Walk, the Ladies Walk with Dwynwen Belsey at the Hafod Estate 12 September 2026
Annual General Meeting, in the Community Centre at Llanddewi Brefi: 17 October 2026
October Member’s Walk, Elan Valley with Judy Gore 25 October 2026
October webinar: 29 October at 7pm The work of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust
Lorna speaking on the financial background and implications of wind farms in Ceredigion: Greener Aber event, Arad Goch theatre Aberystwyth on 7 November 2026 from 10.30 until 4.30pm.
November webinar: 19 November at 7pm David Kilner from Tir Natur, restoring natural process around Cwm Doethie