The Wallfish Journal

The Wallfish Journal

Why cows are essential for Somerset wildlife restoration

There just ain’t no substitute for natural grazing behaviours

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Hugh Thomas
Mar 13, 2024
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The crew at Horner Farm, Porlock Vale. Credit: Nick Upton for National Trust

For just about all the deforestation, decline in insect populations, and species extinction occurring in the world, there’s one thing we should blame more than anything else. And that thing is farming.

The realities of living in a world suffering from ecosystem decline are no jok…

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