The Kent Wildlife Trust logo, a digitally illustrated Adonis blue butterfly.

Ellie Edmondson

Wilder Grazing Ranger Volunteer Trainee

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The role livestock play in seed dispersal

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One of the main methods that seeds use to disperse themselves is through animals. Read more about the importance of this & how it happens.

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Grazing animal dung & its role in the ecosystem

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One of the many benefits of using grazing livestock in conservation management is that they produce dung. Their dung acts in various ways to enhance the landscape and provides benefits for a range of organisms that would otherwise be excluded in a machinery-based site management scheme.

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Bob and the other Longhorns sitting in a field

Bob the Longhorn

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Bob is the most striking and charismatic of our longhorns; he is well loved by our staff and volunteers. He is good natured and respects the 10-metre distance that should be kept between people and livestock. Bob can sometimes be quite stubborn; if he is feeling particularly restful he will refuse to move for anything.

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Blog

The role livestock play in seed dispersal

Blog

One of the main methods that seeds use to disperse themselves is through animals. Read more about the importance of this & how it happens.