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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

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

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