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Grazer of the Week 7th June; Houdini the Hebridean Sheep

Our Grazer of the Week this week is Houdini the Hebridean Sheep. Houdini and field mate Steve McQueen (can you guess what they have been up to lately?) are an important part of North Wales Wildlife Trusts management work at Bridge Craft Meadow, a Coronation Meadow near Holt. Bridge Craft Meadow

Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita by berniedup is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Species in Focus; Natterjack Toad

Spend an evening in the sand dunes near Talacre in North Wales at this time of year and if you are lucky you will hear the distinctive call of the natterjack toad. Natterjack toads are distinguished from their more common relatives by a slightly smaller size and a yellow dorsal stripe.

Conwy the Carneddau Pony RSPB PONT Cymru Grazer of the Week

Grazer of the Week 31st May; Conwy the Carneddau Pony

Conwy the Carneddau Pony grazes at RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve near Llandudno. RSPB Conwy is a haven for wetland birds such as curlews, redshanks and grazing wigeons, with two large lagoons, reedbeds and islands. The ponies are an important part of the habitat management here as lawnmowers, keeping the grass short

Grazer of the Week 24th May; Gwydion the Welsh White

Our Grazer of the Week this week is Gwydion the Welsh White, who grazes sites around South Wales for the Woodland Trust. Gwydion and the herd of seven Welsh whites are owned by the Woodland Trust. The cattle conservation graze at Coed Tregib, Coed Gwempa, Coed Maesmelin & other sites near Neath.

Grazer of the Week 17th May; Jean the Welsh Hill Pony

Jean is a hill pony from the Cefn Bryn on the Gower. Owned by graziers Gower Meadow Beef, Jean is a now a conservation grazer doing amazing work at various sites around South Wales. Most recently, Jean and her friends have been grazing at Penmaen Burrows. Penmaen Burrows, which is owned

Lilly Longtail Gwent Wildlife Trust PONT Cymru Grazer of the Week

Grazer of the Week 10th May; Lilly Longtail the Badger Faced Sheep

Grazer of the Week this week is Lilly Longtail, a Badger faced sheep who grazes at Gwent Wildlife Trust Silent Valley Nature Reserve. Silent Valley is a SSSI and part of the Eastern Valleys Living Landscape. The reserve is important for woodland and it’s ancient anthill meadows but the anthills present