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Conservation Grazing supports traditional farming families PONT Cymru

Grazing Facts; Grazing Supports Traditional Farming Families

It’s not an easy life being a farmer in rural Wales. Making a living from farming is challenging to say the least and any prospect of extra funding can help keep our farming families on the land they may have farmed for generations. Conservation projects can encourage a greater community in

Grazer of the Week 3rd May; Gwyn the British Blue

Did you know that commercial cattle can be great conservation grazers too? #grazeroftheweek this week is Gwyn the British Blue. Gwyn and his brother Llwyd are grazing at Eithinog in Upper Bangor. Eithinog is a SSSI designated for its grassland fungi, and is also rich in wildflower grassland. With a herd

Mac Highland Cow grazer of the week PONT Cymru Parc Slip WTSWW

Grazer of the Week 26th April; Mac the Highland Cow

Mac the Highland Cow (Vaughn Matthews) #grazeroftheweek this week is Mac the Highland, who lives at Parc Slip Nature Reserve in Bridgend, South Wales. Mac, with his fieldmates Hamish and Dougal, are Lapwing Champions on the nature reserve. The three cows graze a large field near the Northern Wetlands, which is

high brown fritillary species in focus pont cymru

Species in Focus; High Brown Fritillary

The high brown fritillary is a large, brown and black patterned butterfly, with distinctive brown markings under the wings. The favoured habitat of this butterfly is woodland, scrubby grassland, limestone pavement or common land which has a matrix of bracken and violets. The butterflies lay their eggs on bracken but also

Grazer of the Week Ronnie Lixwm PONT Cymru

Grazer of the Week 19th April; Ronnie the Beltie

Our #grazeroftheweek this week is Ronnie the Belted Galloway. Ronnie grazes with the herd on two SSSIs in Lixwm, Flintshire, Parc Bodlondeb and Parc Gwenallt. The sites are notified for unimproved calcareous grassland, limestone heath and species-rich acid grassland. The calcareous grassland contains sheep’s fescue, quaking-grass and crested hair-grass. You can

Highland cattle grazing coal spoil at Bryn Tip

The Importance of Colliery Spoil

Did you know that the remnants of our industrial heritage in Wales are of great value to wildlife? Have a read of this new report by Liam Olds (Colliery Spoil Biodiversity Initiative) on the importance of colliery spoil habitats for invertebrates. It’s a very enlightening report and the results will perhaps