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

Ellie Edmondson

Wilder Grazing Ranger Volunteer Trainee

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A longhorn cow standing in front of trees at Heather Corrie Vale

Seasonal weight changes in grazing animals

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Wilder Grazing Ranger Volunteer Trainee, Ellie Edmondson, explores why grazing animals shed and gain weight throughout the year as part of a natural cycle.

Three fell ponies standing together, one white, two black.

All about the fell ponies on our reserves

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Wilder Grazing Ranger Volunteer Trainee, Ellie Edmondson, talks about the fell ponies on our reserves and what makes them great conservation grazers.

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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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.