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Gower Meadow Beef PONT Cymru Pasture Fed

What are the Benefits of Pasture-Fed Beef?

As you probably know, modern food-production is focused on maximising production and lowering food prices. To keep up with the demands, farmers will often attempt to produce meat and milk as quickly as possible. This means keeping animals indoors and feeding them on grains and even imported soya. The natural diet

Grazer of the Week; Sinead the Carningli Hill Pony

This is Sinead, originally a Gower Hill Pony, who now grazes at sites around the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , including Mynydd Carningli, with her herd, Ceri, Louise, Kim and Hannah. The beautiful Carningli Hills are a dominant feature in Pembrokeshire. They of exceptional importance to many species, including rare bog flora

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What Makes Cattle So Good At Conservation Grazing?

Just take a look at that tongue! Cattle use their tongues to pull tufts of vegetation into their mouths, often leaving grassy tussocks and other areas of vegetation which can be used by small mammals and insects. They are not fussy grazers, which means that particular plant species don’t get grazed

Species in Focus; Ring Ouzel

The Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus, is a member of the Thrush family, but not the type you are likely to spot on your bird table! This distinctive bird, the males with their white breast band, are on the Red List in the UK and can mainly be found in upland areas.

Gower Hill Ponies WWT Llanelli PONT Cymru

Ponies for Lapwings at WWT Llanelli

PONT Cymru has recently introduced two Gower Hill Ponies to the western scrapes at WWT Llanelli. They will be keeping the rush under control until water levels are dropped and cattle are reintroduced in May. Rush is higher in sugars than the surrounding grasses over winter, so it’s much more palatable.

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Grazer of the Week; Stu the Dranges Dexter

Stu the Dexter We would like to introduce you to Stu and his friends Jeff and Giant. Stu is a yearling Dexter, owned by a group affectionately known as ‘Cow Club’. Stu and his small herd are grazing The Dranges Nature Reserve. The Dranges is owned and managed by The Wildlife