Llandaff’s wild meadow next to the Cathedral is under threat.
The Llandaff Wild Meadow is a unique stepping stone for plants and animals, providing a rare habitat between the woodlands, the river, and the city of Llandaff.
Cardiff Metropolitan University is seeking to drain and level it for a football pitch and possibly a sports complex. Such insensitive urbanisation would destroy this unspoilt wildlife haven within the Taff Green Corridor which provides a timeless setting for the thousand year old Cathedral.
Cardiff Metropolitan already has first class sporting facilities at its Cyncoed Campus and the city of Cardiff, as European Capital of Sport 2014, is very well provided with prestige venues for a multiplicity of sports.
The Taff Green Corridor is a unique feature of the city of Cardiff and should be protected and nurtured for the benefit of future generations.
The Save Llandaff Meadow group is made up from local people including walkers, dog walkers, cyclists, and local residents connected with the common goal of protecting a very rare and important place.
The South Wales Echo have featured Llandaff Meadow in two recent articles:
Row over plans for sports ground near Llandaff Cathedral
Elusive bats discovered roosting at St Fagans National History Museum
The current approximate boundaries of the meadow are highlighted on the map below.
Here are some photos of the meadow from the late '70s to the late '90s
Llandaff Meadow circa 1999
Llandaff Meadow circa 1999
Llandaff Meadow hay harvest late '70s - early '80s
Llandaff Meadow hay harvest late '70s - early '80s