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Laugharne Citizen Science Group
Laugharne Citizen Science Group Website.
Email: lcsgwebsite@gmail.com
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Weeding the pavements in Laugharne
Drapertools have very kindly given us 12 Hand weeders and 6 long handled pavement weeders. If you would like to sign up the weeding group please email me. Training and tools will be provided. If we can keep the pavements weed free Carmarthenshire County Council have agreed not to spray Nomix Dual which contains Glyphosate
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Aug 22, 20251 min read
Wildlife in your Ward-Carmarthenshire Nature Partnership
Here is a link to a pdf guide to wildlife in Laugharne . The Carmarthenshire Nature Partnership has produced this profile to highlight some of the wildlife, habitats, and important sites in your local area.
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Aug 20, 20251 min read


August river water test results
Please note there was no water on Mackerel Lake stream at llandawke and Broadway caravan park. Thanks as always to the volunteers who helped with collection and testing the samples. As we expand to testing the estuary and the River Taf more volunteers would be welcome. Please contact us if you would like to help.
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Aug 14, 20251 min read
Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Dying So Give Them Rights
Robert Macfarlane: Rivers Are Dying So Give Them Rights Radical with Amol Rajan Serious pollution incidents by water companies in England rose by 60% last year, but the best-selling author Robert Macfarlane says there is a way to save our rivers. Days after a long-awaited review of the water sector in England and Wales was published, Amol sat down with Robert for a conversation about the state of rivers globally, why some are dying and how we can save them. From President Don
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Jul 28, 20251 min read


Kick sampling training day with Dr Kevin Caley of LARC
We were given some kick sampling nets, trays and sorting trays by the NMB. This afternoon we were given a dem of how to use them by Kevin...
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Jul 17, 20251 min read


July water testing results for the Corran and Mackerel lake stream
Charts below showing the latest results added of water collected today. There were cattle and sheep in the Corran near Glancorran. This...
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Jul 10, 20251 min read
July Monthly meeting July 8th at 18:30 Millenium memorial Hall. Clifton St, Laugharne
Roll call/apologies: 1. Approval of June's minutes: 2. Matters arising: i) kick-sampling training dates, options ii) Township-wide...
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Jul 7, 20251 min read
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Water testing results-updated to June 16th 2025
The results were fairly similiar to last month and showed nothing of concern other than the regualr ammonia reading at Horsepool bridge....
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Jun 17, 20251 min read


Home composting is a fantastic way to recycle your organic waste, enrich your garden soil, and reduce your environmental footprint
Home composting is a fantastic way to recycle your organic waste, enrich your garden soil, and reduce your environmental footprint. There...
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Jun 6, 20254 min read
Footpaths in Carmarthenshire and how to report blocked ones.
Carmarthenshire County Council have a dedicated website for public right of ways in the county. Once logged in you can report any...
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Jun 5, 20251 min read


Spring Great Water Blitz Report
The report has just been published . The report’s key findings 66% of datapoints across the UK show poor water quality, with unacceptable levels of nutrient pollution Over three WaterBlitzes, England consistently has the worst water quality in the UK; this April, 74% of sites tested had unacceptable levels of nutrient pollution Once again, our data suggest the Thames and Anglian river basin districts have the worst water quality in the UK, with 86% of measurements showing u
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Surveys rom ArcGIS
We have several survey apps now available which can either be opened in a browser or downloaded. The easiest way to use them is...
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Apr 16, 20251 min read


6 months of Water testing results.
River Corran and Mackerel Lake Stream (The Laques). Below are the results of the water testing the group have been carrying out once a month since Nov 2024. So far the results suggest the river water is of reasonable quality, but we are only half way through the initial 12 months of testing. We are looking to start testing the Taf and Laugharne estuary in the next few months, so if you want to be involved please do join us. The annual membership fee is only £10 a year, we hav
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Apr 14, 20251 min read


Swallows, Swifts and House Martins
Swallows, Swifts and House Martins We probably all have different ideas about what heralds the first signs of early summer. For me this...
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Mar 24, 20252 min read


Four Month River Corran and Mackerel Lake stream ("The Laques")Test Results- Nov 24-Feb 25
Ammonia No results for Ammonia in Feb testing Nitrate Results were in line with previous . Phosphate Phosphate one sharp increase at site 2. This is still early days in the project. Once we have completed 12 months we will then have a base for future years. Thanks to all who helped collect samples, test the samples and, maybe most importantly, helped fund this project.
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Mar 18, 20251 min read


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