We use Dexter cows to conservation graze on our reserves. Dexter cows are a small very hardy breed that are very efficient grazers.
Advantages of this type of grazing are:
- dominant plant species are eaten leaving space for a wider diversity of plants
- trampling and disturbing the ground provides space for new seedlings to flourish
- more that 250 species of insects can be found in cow pats providing vital food for birds and animals.
