Walking near livestock
Conservation grazing is a management tool used on many of our sites in conjunction with other management techniques. Please look out for and take note of signs on our reserves regarding livestock.
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Voluntary Livestock Checker (Howell Hill)
We’re looking for volunteers to help carry out regular livestock checks on Howell Hill.
Voluntary Livestock Checker (Hill Park)
We’re looking for volunteers to help carry out regular livestock checks on Hill Park.
Voluntary Livestock Checker (Thundry Meadows)
We’re looking for volunteers to help carry out regular livestock checks on Thundry Meadows.
Voluntary Livestock Checker (Matchetts Meadow - adjacent to Brentmoor Heath)
We’re looking for volunteers to help carry out regular livestock checks on Matchetts Meadow.
Red clover
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, red clover has trefoil leaves and red, rounded flower heads. It is often used as fodder for livestock.
Timothy
Timothy is a grass of meadows, arable land, waste ground and roadside verges. It is also cultivated as fodder for livestock. Look for slender stems and long, cylindrical flower spikes in summer.…
Cow-mmunity in action: the grazing volunteers behind our herds
We joined one of our grazing volunteers Zygie to find out what she gets up to and what she enjoys about her role as a livestock checker.
My calling
Living in the rocky uplands of mid Wales, Emma regularly walks her farm checking not only on the livestock but seeing the seasonal changes in the wildlife and landscape too. The upland habitats of…
Frequently asked questions
Find an answer to a range of frequently asked questions on topics such as injured wildlife, parking on SCC sites and walking near livestock.
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