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Grazer of the Week 13th December; Sian the Shorthorn x

Sorcha Lewis Sian the Shorthorn cross is on the Cwmdauddwr Common near Rhayader. The common is grazed by graziers from local farms who take pride in the wildlife they see on the commons, such as curlew. This herd is out on the common over the winter period, grazing down the molinia

Species in Focus: Grass Snake

Grass snakes are Britain’s largest snake, reaching up to 150cm in length. They are olive-green in colour, with a pattern of dark markings along their flanks and a distinctive yellow collar around the neck. Completely harmless to humans, it’s another story when it comes to amphibians! They survive on a diet

Grazer of the Week 22nd November; Chloe the Welsh Hill Pony

Chloe is a semi-feral Welsh pony, born and bred on the Gower Hills. Pictured here with her foal Gidget, Chloe now conservation grazes around the Gower. Having completed autumn grazing at Roydon’s corner on the South Gower Coast Nature Reserves, Chloe and her small herd are now grazing at hay meadows

Habitat in Focus; Rhos Pasture

In our Habitat in Focus articles, we’d like to draw your attention to some of our important Welsh habitats, including what makes them important and how we are working to preserve them. In this article we are focusing on Rhos pasture. Rhos is the Welsh word for moor or moorland. Rhos

Grazer of the Week 29th November; Buster the Beltie

We have a #GrazeroftheWeek from our conservation grazing colleagues in England this week. Buster the Belted Galloway grazes nature reserves at Oulton for Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This was the first season of conservation grazing for Carr Farm Geese & Galloways and they had the following to say about their first it.

Grazer of the Week 15th November; Rod Stewart the Highland

Sorcha Lewis ‘Rod Stewart’ the Highland is actually a cow but had to be named as such for her rock star hair! In the beautiful Elan Valley, ‘Rod’ is helping to conserve the curlew population. In the past two decades, the population of curlew across the UK has halved (Source: RSPB

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