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PONT works with individuals and organisations to deliver appropriate grazing regimes for the benefit of wildlife, both on individual sites and at a local and regional level.
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19 hours ago by pontcymru Beautiful photo of the ponies at @wildlifetrustsww Overton Mere by @ambiencefineart Doing a great job of conservation grazing here! @pontcymru helped facilitate grazing on this site, get in touch if you need help with #conservationgrazing in Wales . . . Our local area of #wildlifetrust have embarked on a new strategy of #conservationgrazing using welsh ponies and sometimes Dexter cows to help maintain the land. This year I’ve never seen so many bluebells - I believe they’re all possibly native too. #igersnature #planetearth #naturelover #naturehub #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #birds #canon
2 days ago by pontcymru It's International Day of Biodiversity. With all the latest sobering reports of biodiversity loss, our thoughts should be turning today to what we can do individually to help. What will you be doing to help our biodiversity? #internationaldayofbiodiversity #biodiversity #massextinction #biodiversityloss #environment #extinctioncrisis #whatwillyoudo #wildlife #ukwildlife #conservationgrazing
2 days ago by pontcymru ‘PONT have helped us to introduce these lovely Belted Galloways to Lixwm in Flintshire, bringing back the traditional grazing that is essential for these grasslands. Lixwm is a mix of limestone, acid and neutral grassland, which without grazing was in danger of being lost. The belties are doing a wonderful job of conservation grazing here’ Ceirios Davies Conservation Officer Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Contact @pontcymru for #conservationgrazing help #poriynrhagori #grazingisamazing #pontcymru #naturalresourceswales #lixwm #naturefriendlyfarmingnetwork #farmingwithnature #naturereserves #grasslandmanagement #beltedgalloways #cows #cattle #cowsofinstagram #wildlifefriendly #nativebreeds #oreocow #pasturefed #sustainablefarming #naturaldiet
7 days ago by pontcymru Grazer of the Week this week is Jean the Welsh hill pony. Jean has recently been grazing at @ntwales Penmaen Burrows. PONT helped reintroduce ponies to the top of the burrows where the rare dune heath habitat was threatened. We installed fencing on site and last year the ponies were re-introduced. This spring we were really pleased to see evidence of heather regeneration. The ponies have just gone out onto the headland to begin their work again. You can catch Jean at the @royal_welsh_show Smallholding and Countryside Festival this weekend at the PONT stall, come along and say hi! Read
1 week ago by pontcymru We are really pleased to be trialling our tracking collars on cows at Kenfig Nature Reserve and a few other sites in Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan at the moment. These collars are owned by @PONTcymru and leased to commoners to enable easier location of animals for stock checking purposes. This could be a significant boon for attracting graziers to join large-scale conservation grazing projects. Photo by grazier Lloyd Williams #pontcymru #grazingisamazing #poriynrhagori #conservationgrazing #wildlife #conservation #forage #livestock #farmingwithwildlife #farmers #wales #cymru #nature #environment #biodiversity #farmingwithnature #cowsofinstagram #nativebreed #pasturefed #herd #digitalshepherd #trackingcollars
2 weeks ago by pontcymru You may remember that over the winter, we worked with Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales to introduce the dexter cattle from @GowerMeadowBeef to graze the fens and meadows at Oxwich National Nature Reserve on Gower. In the meadows, cattle help wildflower seeds to germinate by creating open space and trampling seeds in with their hooves. They also eat the dominant grasses and shrubs which would otherwise compete with flowering plants. The dexters hard work seems to have paid off and there is a stunning display of bluebells and cowslips on the meadows at the moment! https://www.pontcymru.org/grazing-the-fens-at-oxwich-nnr/ Need help