Gwent Wildlife Trust is supported by local groups of dedicated volunteers around the county. Each group supports us in different ways; including by running work tasks, hosting evening talks, and fundraising locally on our behalf.
Contact your local group
To get more involved with your Local Group, contact get in touch with your Local Group Leader directly as below:
Chepstow Local Group
Hilary Lee 01291 689326, hilaryalee50@gmail.com
Usk Local Group
Julie Carr 01291 671577 or 07905 010068, julie23carr@btinternet.com
Abergavenny Local Group
Mary Barkham 0779 9540380, Mbarkham@gwentwildlife.org
Want to attend local group events?
The Denny - Monmouthshire's Special Bird Island
An Illustrated Talk by Richard Clarke
Cradle for nature - trees as a tool for restoration
Join Jenny Knight, of Stump up for Trees, for this talk about the South Wales project using trees as a tool for restoration.
Wildflower Meadows
Hear from Dr Steph Tyler of Monmouthshire Meadows Group about our wildflower meadows.
Dragonflies in Monmouthshire - Chepstow talk
Hear from Steve Preddy, Monmouthshire Vice-County Dragonfly Recorder, about the dragonfly species living near you.
Wetland Creation at River Meadow
Join us for a talk on our work restoring wetland at our new nature reserve, River Meadow.
Gwent’s Spring Migrant Birds
Join ecologist Andy for an insight into the migrant bird species you can see in Gwent.
Gwent’s Butterflies
An Illustrated Talk by Andy Karran, GWT
Wildlife Photographer in Spain
Join an illustrated talk on photographing wildlife in Spain from county bird recorder Chris Hatch
Grassland Fungi talk – A Focus on Waxcaps
Join John and Marilyn from Mounmouthshire Meadows Group for a talk on Grassland Fungi.
