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.