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Flock joins the Rainton Meadows grazing team

We have some new additions to Rainton Meadows. A flock of 30 to be precise.

These welsh black and Hebridean cross sheep will be grazing across three fields from January to March this year.
Sheep at Rainton Meadows

The sheep are owned by a local grazier who also grazes Herrington Hill and Cross Lane Meadows nature reserves for the Trust.

The sheep graze in a slightly different way from our Exmoor pony herd.

We are hoping that by having both animals on the reserve we will create a diverse grassland habitat with a more varied sward structure which will in turn benefit a myriad of wildlife.