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A community gardening group in Cathays, Cardiff. All welcome.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Apr 18
Cathays Wild Gardeners We are a local community group of residents and students working together to make Cathays a better place to live. Our aim is to look at the green spaces and help our wildlife by increasing biodiversity and encouraging pollinators. We want to improve wildlife habitats by creating pollinator corridors, hedgehog highways and encourage pesticide-free gardening. We meet up for regular sessions on the first Sunday of the month in addition to special tree-planting, seed-sowing and bulb-planting events. Please come along and join us, all are welcome.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 3d
Our Cathays tree giveaway is a go. Coed Caerdydd are hosting a tree giveaway in collaboration with us in Cathays.

•Saturday 13th Dec 1-3pm at Rhigos Gardens.

It’s all free, but we do need people to get a ticket via the Eventbrite link.

Eventbrite 🔗
www.eventbrite.com/e/cathays-ho...
Cathays Household Tree Donations
Would you like free small trees for your front garden? We're looking to green up streets in Cathays and we need your help!
www.eventbrite.com
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British Hedgehog Preservation Society @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · 4d
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 3d
Join us this Sunday at 11am outside the Sherman to plant some bulbs! Everyone welcome… keep fingers crossed for dry weather 😁
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 10d
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A purple pansy growing in the cracks surrounding a metal access hatch on a pavement.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 10d
Supermarkets also continue to sell glyphosate for people to spray around their gardens.

Could your street become glyphosate free? Is this something you’d be interested in? We are working on nature friendly streets- one street at a time, hoping this will ripple out and inspire others.
A daisy (mexican fleabane?) growing out of the mortar in the wall of an urban front garden.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 10d
Flowers and plants bring humans so much joy, and are life giving. Yet Cardiff and many other councils spray deadly glyphosate in and around our streets, killing plant life, insect life and has been proven to be harmful to pets and humans.
A pink wildflower growing in a back lane.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 10d
We’d like to shine a spotlight on the amazing pavement warriors…..showing up in the most hostile environments, with resilience and beauty.

Nature wants to bloom and thrive, we just need to support it and help give it room.
A wild orange flower growing in the cracks in some paving.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · 17d
Amazingly, the sunflowers we planted in spring which survived the brutal summer drought (with quite a lot of help from Cathays Wild Gardeners) are now flourishing. Lush.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Sep 30
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Sep 23
Coming up on Sunday. Big Litter Pick in Cathays. All equipment provided.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Sep 17
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Sep 4
Sun 28th Sept for October’s Sunday Session we’re joining the Big Cardiff Tidy 2025 Meet 10:30am on Maindy Road opp Lidl for a big litter-pick (bring gloves)
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 28
Some dates for your calendar 🙌

Autumn will be a busy one, with lots and lots of bulb planting and wildflower seed sowing. We’d love to have you join us 🫶💪💚🐝
Some dates for your calendar 🙌 Autumn will be a busy one, with lots and lots of bulb planting and wildflower seed sowing. We’d love to have you join us 🫶💪💚🐝 Next session Sunday 7th September.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 28
Somehow the bit where I credit the artist went missing. Thank you Sophie Potter for your wonderful work.
cathayswildgarden.bsky.social cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
Our first Wild Art commission is pretty much finished, it’s located on Miskin street, at the end of Llanbleddian Gardens……we aim to do more in Cathays, so please let us know of any potential sites/spots.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
A mural with plants and little creatures painted on an electrical box.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
A mural with plants and little creatures painted on an electrical box.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
A mural with echinopd and insects painted on an electrical box.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
A mural with plants and little creatures painted on an electrical box.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
Our first Wild Art commission is pretty much finished, it’s located on Miskin street, at the end of Llanbleddian Gardens……we aim to do more in Cathays, so please let us know of any potential sites/spots.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
Mel and Jack grinning holding up Maindy Flyers cups.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
A man standing in front of a bin full of weeds.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
People weeding at maindy velodrome.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 27
Many thanks to everyone who helped with this including Maindy Fliers, Better Gym and Save Maindy. It made a big difference. Great work all!
cathayswildgarden.bsky.social cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 16
The Tour ends at Maindy Velodrome to honour Geraint Thomas. We're going to tidy it up in preparation.
Community clean up. Maindy Velodrome. 23rd August. Refreshments provided.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 16
The Tour ends at Maindy Velodrome to honour Geraint Thomas. We're going to tidy it up in preparation.
Community clean up. Maindy Velodrome. 23rd August. Refreshments provided.
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cathayswildgarden.bsky.social @cathayswildgarden.bsky.social · Aug 14
A couple more.
A street planter full of flowers and grasses with the pavement and road in the background. A street planter full of flowers and grasses with the pavement and road in the background.
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