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Category Archives: Conservation Grazing

Species in Focus; Marsh Fritillary

Look closely at the ground in a marshy grassland at this time of year and if you’re very lucky, you could spot the larval webs of the beautiful marsh fritillary butterfly. The marsh fritillary is a threatened butterfly, small in stature but beautifully patterned. Once widespread in Britain, they have declined

bo-peep cwm ivy marsh conservation grazing ponies PONT Cymru national trust

Grazer of the Week 20th September; Bo-Peep the Welsh Mountain Pony

Our #GrazeroftheWeek Torcoed Bo-Peep is currently grazing at Cwm Ivy Salt Marsh on the Gower Peninsula. Cwm Ivy is a beautiful site with an interesting back story. The area was claimed for farmland during the 17th Century by a strong sea wall that kept the tide at bay. Back in 2014, the sea

wren the welsh black wwt llanelli pont cymru salt marsh

Grazer of the Week 13th September: Wren the Welsh Black

Wren the Welsh Black is this weeks Grazer of the Week, who grazes the saltmarsh in the Loughor Estuary. This saltmarsh, part of the nature reserve at WWT Llanelli, is part of a mosaic of lakes, scrapes, pools, streams and lagoons which blend into the coast of the Burry Inlet in

Grazer of the Week 6th September; Dorothy the Herdwick

Grazer of the Week this week is Dorothy the Herdwick. Dorothy grazes the amazing Great Orme near Llandudno. We have been reliably informed by her shepherd Dan Jones that only the troublemakers get names! The 145-acre farm was bought by the National Trust in 2015. It came with grazing rights for

Grazer of the Week Milly Carmarthenshire Meadows Group PONT Cymru

Grazer of the Week 30th August; Milly the Welsh Hill Pony

Did you know invasive species such as Himalayan balsam can be controlled with conservation grazing? This is Milly and her friend, previous Grazer of the Week Jean. Milly is a semi-feral Welsh Hill Pony from the Gower Commons. Milly and Jean are grazing private land on the flood plain meadow of

Angharad Highland Cow Coity Wallia Commons Pont cymru

Grazer of the Week 23rd August; Angharad the Highland

Angharad the Highland Cow, this weeks’ Grazer of the Week, grazes at Coity Wallia Commons. Part of the herd from Woolies, Wellies and Wine, Angharad is a 4 year old heifer. Coity Wallia Commons is a large area of land (over 1,000 hectares) north of Bridgend, south Wales. The area stretches