Longhorn Cattle Arrive to Help Protect Formby’s Coastline

Look who’s moo-ving in at Formby this week. This Friday (21 November), a group of English Longhorn cattle will arrive on the National Trust site as part of an important conservation project to help care for our coastline.

The National Trust is working in partnership with Lancashire Wildlife Trust to trial winter grazing just south of Devil’s Hole, where the cattle will help restore the dune habitats by naturally reducing areas of invasive scrub. It’s a gentle and effective way of improving this special landscape, encouraging wildlife-rich dunes to recover and thrive.

The same herd is also supporting conservation work elsewhere along the coast, and you might spot some of the cattle grazing with Green Sefton in the Ainsdale and Birkdale area.

If you missed the recent cattle grazing walk-and-talk sessions and want to learn more about why these cattle are so important, there’s another chance to find out. Ranger Al will be hosting an online talk on Thursday 4 December from 10am–11am, which you can join from the comfort of your home.

Anyone interested can register here: https://bit.ly/47Y8Lm9

There’s also more information about conservation cattle grazing, including answers to common questions, on the National Trust website: https://bit.ly/3M1sdob

Photo credit: Lancashire Wildlife Trust volunteer Louise Hussey.