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["Product","Adress","Person/Initiative","web","Description"]
["Potatoes","Germany, Wendtland","Carsten Ellenberg","www.kartoffelvielfalt.de","Marketing of old potato varieties"]
["Tomatoes","Austria","Stekovic","http://www.dinsesculinarium.de/erich-stekovics-gemuesevielfalt/index.html","3200 alte Tomatensorten, linked with tourism"]
["Pigs/Cattle","Germany, Schleswig Holstein","„Schleswig-Holstein isst lecker“ in Cooperation with Bruhn´s\nDeichhotel","http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LebensmittelTierGesundheit/01__Lebensmittel/IsstLecker/IsstLecker__node.html__nnn=true","Regional products with label of origin"]
["Pig ","Germany, Baden Württemberg",null,"http://www.besh.de/html/produkte/schweingga.htm","Schwäbisch Hällisches Schwein with international marketing strategy, Mainly saled on high price gastronomy"]
["Pig","Germany",null,"http://www.bunte-bentheimer-schweine.de/index.php?id=386","Buntes Bentheimer Schwein"]
["Sheep","Bosnia Herzogovina","cooperation for implementing a protected geographical denomination is carried out by Cincar, an association of sheep breeders and cheese producers and supported by an Italian Non-Governmental Organization (UCODEP).","http://www.utlsarajevo.org/","The Livno cheese qualification process was initiated in 2005 with the project “Flavours of Herzegovina” ,preservation of the very particular landscape of the Livanjsko Polje,"]
["Maize","Switzerland",null,"http://www.ribelmais.ch/","Rheintaler Ribalmais"]
["Pig","United Kingdom",null,"http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodrin/foodname/pfn/products/registered/single_g.htm ","Single Gloucester"]
["Cow","France",null,"http://www.patrimoine biologique.midipyrenees.fr/fiche.asp?FK_cat_animal=2&page=4Laguiole ","Laguiole cheese"]
[null,null,null,"www.pastoralpeoples.org","a best practice list is in research"]
[null,null,null,"www.eldev.net","a best practice list is in research"]
["Cow","United Kingdom","traditionals breed meat marketing company","http://www.tbmm.co.uk/","Internet platform for meat marketing"]
["Cow","Germany","Urvieh Ferdinand","http://agro00.agroserver.net/urviehferdinand/","Internet platform for direct meat marketing"]
["Ass","France","Asinerie de Feillet","www.asinus.fr/lait/info.html","Internet platform for powedered donkey milk and cosmetic products"]
["Ass","Italy","Matera","http://www.lattediasina.it/"]
["Ass","Croatia",null,"www.hssc.hr","milk products"]
["Sheep","Germany","Arbeitsgemeinschaft Diepholz","www.moorschnucke.de","Diepholzer Moorschnucke wit meat marketing, ProLamm-GmbH, order for meat to lamm-dreyer@t-online.de tel.: 05446-1330"]
["Pig","Hungary","Gyulahus","http://www.gyulahus.hu/cgi-bin/termekeken/termekekal/index.php?dir=mangalica","Mangalica Swine products"]
["Various","Germany","Land Brandenburg","http://www.rmp-handelsplatz-brandenburg.de/","Regional products online portal"]

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["Species","Breeds2","Organisation","Location","Country","Link","Description"]
["Cattle","Heckrinder","NABU ","Radolfzell","GER","http://www.nabu-mettnau.de/","Heckrinderbeweidungsprojekt"]
["Horse","Exmoor Ponys","Hutewaldprojekt ","Solling Vogler","GER","http://www.hutewald.de/"]
["Cattle","Heckrinder","Hutewaldprojekt ","Solling Vogler","GER","http://www.hutewald.de/"]
["Pig","Turopolje pigs","Sava Delta","Lonskjo Polje","HR"]
["Cattle","Galloways","Bunde Wischen","Schleswig Holstein","GER"]
["Cattle","Rhodopenrinder",null,"Rhodopen","BG"]
["Cattle","Belted Galloway, Highland, Dexter cattle",null,"New Forest Hampshire","UK"]
["Cattle","Podgorska Red cattle",null,"Beskiden","PL","http://www.save-foundation.net/english/PDF/news/SAVE_eNews_07_3en.pdf"]
["Cattle","Prespa cattle","SPP- Greece","Prespa Lake","AL"]
["Buffalo","Water buffalo","Stara-Planina Project","Prespa Lake, Lake Ohrid","AL, BG, GR"]
["Sheep","Karakachan sheeps","Semperviva","Rila National Park, Rhodopen","BG, GR"]
["Horse","Karakachan horses",null,"Rila national parc","BG","http://www.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol3No1/The%20Bulgarian%20Primitive%20Horse.pdf"]
["Sheep","Rhön sheep",null,"Rhön, middle mountain","GER","http://brrhoen.de/"]
["Cattle","Pinzgau cattle",null,"Hohe Tauern","AT","http://www.pinzgauer-cattle.com/"]
["Cattle, Pig, Pony","Hereford/Aberdeen Angus, Tamworth, Exmoor","div. Organisations","New Forest Hampshire","UK","http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/"]
["Sheep","Montafoner Stein Schafe","Steinschaf Tirol","Vorarlberg, Montafon","A","http://www.archeaustria.at/index.php?id=971&no_cache=1&sword_list[0]=Steinschaf"]
["Horse","Skyrian Horse","Silva Project",null,"GR","www.thesilvaproject.org"]
["Ass",null,"Medi-Ane Suisse",null,"CH","www.medi-ane.ch"]
["Sheep","Diepholzer Moorschnucke","Arbeitsgemeinschaft Diepholzer Moorschnucke","Niedersachsen, Diepholz","GER","www.moorschnucke.de"]

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["Species","Breeds","Organisation","Location","Country","Link","Description"]
["Sheep, Cattle","Hebridean Sheep, Hampshire Down Sheep, Dexter Cattle, Cross breeds","The Coversands Project","Location:30 Sites Across Lincolnshire and East Nottinghamshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Lowland Heathland Restoration / Recreation Partnership Project"]
["Cattle","Various breeds of cattle","Alkborough","Location:Alkborough, on the Humber","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:EA, EN and North Lincolnshire Council managed realignment project on the river Humber where farmland was purchased to provide land for flood relief, access and amenity, grazing and biodiversity."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Aqualate Mere NNR","Location:Newport, Shropshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Aqualate Mere NNR is a large lowland reserve situated in the grounds of Aqualate Hall. Centred on Aqualate Mere - the largest natural lake in the West Midlands - the reserve also includes reedbeds, woodland and low-lying wet grassland. Natural England use Galloway cattle and Exmoor ponies to graze the wet grassland areas and have good handling facilities and lots of experience with both."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Ashdown Forest","Location:Ashdown Forest","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Includes shepherding grazing and commoners grazing to restore lowland heathland in Ashdown Forest"]
["Various","Beulah sheep","Aston Rowant NNR","Location:Chilterns","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large areas of chalk grassland plus broadleaved woodland and juniper scrub. A long history of sheep and rabbit grazing combined with nutrient-poor soil has led to the development of a rich wildflower flora. Plants found in the short turf include Chiltern gentian, dwarf thistle, dropwort, clustered bellflower and the rare clustered bellflower. The grassland is also home to frog, bee, pyramidal and fragrant orchids, A range of invertebrates is found here including many national rarities. Butterflies include the dark green and Duke of Burgundy fritillary, chalkhill blue, brown argus and silver-spotted skipper. The grasslands are grazed by an organic flock of Beulah Speckled Face ewes."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Auchtermuchty Common","Location:Fife, Scotland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Auchtermuchty was granted a charter as a Royal Burgh in 1517 and one of the 'Rights' granted was the privilege of the 'Small Heritors of Auchtermuchty' to graze livestock on the common, these are householders living in properties in the Royal Burgh identified as such in the title deeds to their homes. Problem species – gorse and broom"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Beacon Hill, Leicestershire County Council","Location:Woodhouse","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Heathland and acid grassland restoration at Beacon Hill Country Park, owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council. Site is grazed with Longhorn cattle and Manx Loghtan sheep. Llamas are used to help protect sheep against dogs. The site incorporates a Bronze Age hill fort."]
["Cattle","Various breeds of cattle","Bentley Priory","Location:Harrow, London","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Bentley Priory comprises an intricate mosaic of unimproved neutral grassland, ancient and long-established woodland, scrub, wetland and open water. It is grazed with commercial beef cattle. The site is well used by the public."]
["Cattle","Luing cattle, Belted Galloway Cattle","Blakehill Farm (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust)","Location:Blakehill Farm, Nr Cricklade, Wiltshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large scale grassland restoration project including cattle and sheep grazing and meat marketing scheme."]
["Various",null,"Blue Remembered Hills","Location:Shropshire Hills AONB","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A multi – objective, landscape scale partnership project funded by HLF focusing in part on achieving long – term, sustainable grazing management of unimproved grassland, moorland, wetland and heathland sites within the project area. The project finishes in mid - 2008 but resources are available direct from AONB staff or to download from their website."]
["Cattle","Belted Galloway Cattle","Box Moor Trust","Location:Hemel Hempsted","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Trust is a registered charity which was founded in 1594 to administer the land and properties of the Box Moor Estate for the benefit of the inhabitants of Hemel Hempstead and Bovingdon. The Trust offers a wide variety of information and education services whilst providing a range of events and activities for the whole community. The Trust uses Belted Galloway cattle and Norfolk Horn sheep to graze neutral, wet and chalk grassland, some of which is very urban common land, some SSSI."]
["Cattle","Dexter Cattle","Brill Common","Location:Brill","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Rural common previously grazed with shepherded sheep comprising neutral grassland and scrub mosaics. Now grazing has been reintroduced by the Parish Council and local community, with Dexter cattle behind electric fences supplied by a local grazier."]
["cattle,pigs,horses","Exmoor ponies, Berkshire pigs, Hebridean sheep and British white Cattle","Burnham Beeches","Location:Farnham Common, Slough","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Exmoor ponies, Berkshire pigs, Hebridean sheep and British white Cattle on wood pasture, valley mire and lowland heath. Burnham Beeches is heavily used by the public and crossed by roads. There are long term plans to close some of these roads, enlarge areas of grazed habitats and link it to other important sites . The City of London have recently taken on the management of the nearby Stoke Common, lowland heathland grazed with cattle supplied by a local farmer."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Butterfly Conservation","Location:North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Helmsley","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Butterfly Conservation is working in partnership with the North York Moors National Park, Forestry Commission and Natural England to support habitat management for the Pearl Bordered Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy. These projects are ongoing and aim to enhance and protect the habitats for these species"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR","Location:Cairnsmore of Fleet, Newton Stewart","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Cairnsmore of Fleet, NNR and Farm 1300ha, at 711 meters, is the highest of the so called 'Solway Hills'. Its commanding location overlooks the Cree Estuary, Wigtown Bay with the Lake District, North Wales and the Isle of Man in the distance."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Canolfan Gadwraeth Denmark Farm - Denmark Farm Conservation Centre","Location:Nr Lampeter","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Prosiect adfer tir fferm. Safle 40 erw yng Ngorllewin Cymru - A farm restoration project on a 40 acre site in West Wales"]
[null,null,"Chippenham Fen NNR","Location:Fordham","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Chippenham Fen NNR is one of the best areas of fen in Cambridgeshire. The reserve's habitats include beds of saw-sedge and common reed, grazed wet meadows rich in wild flowers, meadows cut for hay, chalk grassland, carr woodland and scrub, and mature woodland. The site is grazed by Water Buffalo which cope well with the forage, flies and wet conditions."]
["Cattle","Longhorn Cattle","City of London, Epping Forest","Location:","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Herded Longhorn cattle on woodpasture, acid and neutral grassland and lowland heathland on the edge of London; Epping forest is a multi – functional open space of international conservation importance"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Cornwall Coastal Heaths","Location:The Lizard, West Penwith and St Agnes, Cornwall","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Part of a European project to develop a model of integrated heathland management"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty","Location:Cotswolds, Gloucestershire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A multi – objective landscape scale partnership project funded by HLF focusing in part on achieving long – term, sustainable grazing management of unimproved limestone grassland sites within the project area, including several large commons. The project has now finished but resources are available direct from AONB staff or to download from their website."]
["Various","Cross breeds","Cotswolds Grazing Project","Location:","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Aiming to restore, enhance and maintain limestone grasslands in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds through conservation grazing and to demonstrate the value of traditional native breeds in utilisation of grassland sites of marginal productive use, and illustrate the economic potential to graziers of taking on this sort of management."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestoc","Coulsdon and West Wickham commons","Location:South Croydon","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A suite of chalk grassland SSSI managed for multiple uses and with high public access. The sites are a mixture of calcareous and neutral grassland, scrub and wood pasture and are grazed with Sussex cattle and a mixed breed sheep flock. Meat is sold direct to members of the public and staff. Some sites have vehicular access and cattle are marked with reflective bands to minimise the risk of accidents."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestoc","Cressbrook Dale NNR","Location:North of Bakewell in the Peak District National Park, between the villages of Wardlow and Litton","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Limestone grassland, scrub and limestone woodland mosaic grazed by sheep, cattle and Exmoor ponies. Scrub is managed on rotation."]
["Cattle","Longhorn cattle","Crown Estate, Windsor","Location:Windsor Great Park","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Use of non – breeding Longhorn cattle to graze very nice wood pasture in one area of the Great Park. Farm livestock (sheep and cattle) graze other areas of the park."]
["Cattle",null,"Cynllun Pori Twyni Pen-bre - Pembrey Burrows Grazing Project","Location:Gwarchodfa Natur Leol Twyni Pen-bre - Pembrey Burrows Local Nature Reserve","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Prosiect pori twyni - Dune grazing project"]
["Horse","Dartmoor pony","Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust","Location:Brimpts Farm Dartmoor, Devon","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Work to improve the fortunes of the Dartmoor pony by increasing their value as conservation grazing animals (across numerous sites and habitats), improving their saleability as recreational ponies and improving the handling skills of nature conservation organisations using unbroken ponies."]
["Horse","Dartmoor pony","Dawlish Warren NNR","Location:Devon","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Dawlish Warren NNR is jointly owned and managed by Teignbridge District Council and the Devon Wildlife Trust. The NNR contains the full range of coastal habitats, from mudflats to sand dunes. Up to 8,000 wading birds rest at Warren Point at high tide and the site supports over 600 plant species, including the rare Warren crocus which is unique to the area. New species are still being found, notably the diminutive petalwort, an internationally rare liverwort. In light of its importance the area has been declared a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Ramsar site as part of the Exe Estuary. The site is grazed with Dartmoor ponies."]
["Various breeds and types of livestock",null,"Dorset Urban Heaths Grazing Project","Location:East Dorset, Poole and Bournemouth","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A partnership approach to the complex issues of urban heathland grazing in Dorset."]
["Various breeds and types of livestock",null,"Dorset Wildlife Trust – Pastures New Project","Location:Kingcombe, Dorchester","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A multi – objective landscape scale partnership project funded by Tubney Charitable Trust and others focusing in part on achieving long – term, sustainable grazing management of unimproved grassland sites within the project areas. The project also aims to foster partnership working with local farmers, set up a machinery ring, harvest and use local wildflower seed in habitat restoration work and facilitate marketing of added value environmental products."]
["Cattle","Grey cattle","Dudley Urban Grazing Scheme","Location:Dudley","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Murray Grey cattle grazing of urban sites in and around Dudley, especially on Saltwells Nature Reserve, 100 hectares of ancient woodland, species rich grassland, wetlands and heathland. Saltwells has long been considered a role model for urban conservation and community involvement and is owned and managed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council."]
[null,null,"East of England Grazing Forum","Location:East Anglian region","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Multi – organisational and sectoral partnership forum led by Natural England to tackle issues affecting the livestock industry in the eastern region. The organisation concentrates on improving grazing management within agri-environment schemes, on commons, designated and isolated sites. The project has assessed the feasibility of developing a saltmarsh beef / lamb brand and also the ecological, social and economic impacts of undergrazing in the eastern region."]
["Various breeds of cattle",null,"East Yorkshire Dales Local Grazing Scheme","Location:East Yorkshire Dales","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:This local grazing scheme is being developed. There is a network of 70 sites within the East Dales, Ripon and Harrogate Borough Council areas being considered. Funding is currently being sort for a project co-ordinator. An enthusiastic grazier has already been found."]
["Cattle","Longhorn cattle","Epping Forest","Location:Epping Forest","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Herded Longhorn cattle on woodpasture, acid and neutral grassland and lowland heathland on the edge of London; Epping Forest is a multi – functional open space of international conservation importance"]
["Cattle, Sheep","Shetland cattle, Hebridean Sheep","Flanders Moss NNR","Location:Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, nr Stirling","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Conservation grazing with cattle and sheep on raised peat bog as part of ongoing site management"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","FWAG Viking Heaths","Location:Orkney","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Restoring and protecting maritime grassland and heathland in Orkney by developing the links between farming and conservation."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","GAP Northern Ireland (GAPNI)","Location:Northern Ireland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Northern Irish arm of GAP UK aiming to establish a conservation grazing scheme in Northern Ireland"]
["Sheep, Goat, pony","Texel sheep, Llanwenog sheep, Hebridean Sheep, Golden Guernsey goats, Exmoor Ponies","Gibshiel","Location:Gibshiel, Northumberland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:100 acre hill farm in 10yr Countryside Stewardship scheme mainly grazing with sheep"]
["Sheep, Cattle","Scottish blackface sheep, Luing cattle","Glen Finglas","Location:Glen Finglas","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Extensive \"naturalistic\" sheep and cattle grazing of upland wood-pasture"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Gloucester City Council","Location:Gloucester","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The city council run a city farm in Gloucester and use Gloucester cattle and Hebridean sheep to manage wet and neutral grasslands in and around Gloucester. They also use feral goats in a quarry on Robinswood Hill Country Park."]
[null,null,"Graze Beds - Bedfordshire's Grazing Scheme","Location:Sites across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:‘matchmaking service’ for grazing land and livestock"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Grazing for Biodiversity","Location:North and East Hampshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Ten year project between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the MoD developing sustainable grazing mangement of grassland and heathland in north and east Hampshire in partnship with farmers and other local graziers."]
["Pony, Cattle","Various breeds and types of livestock, Exmoor Ponies, Devon cattle (Ruby Reds)","Grazing Links (Devon Wildlife Trust)","Location:Various culm grassland sites across Devon","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Grazing Link Partnership offering a matchmaking service in order to reinstate grazing and traditional management on neglected culm grassland sites across Devon"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock, Exmoor Ponies, Devon cattle (Ruby Reds)","Great Fen Project","Location:Between Huntingdon and Peterborough","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Multi – functional, large scale habitat creation project in Cambridgeshire"]
["Cattle","Highland Cows","Hampshire County Council","Location:county-wide","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Council staff have extensive and wide ranging knowledge of all grazing issues having run a grazing network for 5 + years. They are now concentrating on the management of their own estate and manage a small roving herd of Highland cattle."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Herefordshire Community Commons Project","Location:","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A multi – objective landscape scale partnership project funded by HLF focusing in part on achieving long – term, sustainable grazing management of 12 commons (selected from a longer list) within the project area."]
[null,null,"High Weald Grazing Network / Weald Meadows Initiative","Location:High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sussex, Kent","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Long term landscape scale work to improve the management of species rich grasslands and heathlands across the High Weald AONB. The grazing network project has now finished but is continued in other forms through other project work (the AONB has and is also involved in numerous other projects that facilitate grazing management). Lots of information and experience is available direct from the AONB and on their website. The Weald Meadows Initiative has over 10 years experience in all aspects of wildflower meadow management."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Kent Wildlife Trust","Location:Kent","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The trust own and manage numerous reserves comprising varied habitats across the county and both own and manage their own stock (Highland cattle, Soay, Wiltshire horn and Hebridean sheep, Exmoor and Konic ponies and feral goats) and work with graziers. They are developing Living Landscape Projects and are in the early stages of establishing local food marketing allied to environmental management."]
["Pig, Cattle, Pony","Tamworth Pigs, Longhorn Cattle, Fallow Deer, Exmoor Ponies","Knepp Wildland Project","Location:The Knepp Estate, West Sussex","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Innovative re-wilding of arable land and historic deer park using low intensity livestock under a more natural grazing regime"]
["Cattle","Longhorn Cattle","Leicester City Council","Location:Leicester","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Small herd of Longhorn cattle managed by a local farmer and used to graze riverside wet meadows with public access along the river Soar."]
["Cattle","Various breeds and types of livestock, Blue Grey Cattle, Belted Galloway Cattle","Limestone Country Project","Location:Ingleborough and Craven, Yorkshire Dales National Park","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Limestone Country Project aims to protect and improve some of England's most important wildlife sites by promoting the re-introduction of native cattle breeds across the Craven and Ingleborough areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust","Location:","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The trust own and manage numerous reserves comprising varied habitats across the county and both own and manage their own stock (Lincoln Red cattle and Hebridean sheep)) and work with graziers. They are developing Living Landscape Projects, have marketed their own produce direct to customers and have also carried out a full review of their grazing needs which has led to some interesting partnership working with graziers."]
["Cattle","Various breeds of cattle","Lindisfarne NNR Grazing Project","Location:Lindisfarne, Northumberland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Lindisfarne NNR site protects a long stretch of North East coastline, including the dunes of Holy Island. Lindisfarne has international recognition as a “Ramsar” site for a wetland of international significance."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Loch Lomond NNR","Location:Loch Lomond NNR, Central Scotland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Conservation grazing of floodplain wetlands with cattle and sheep for ground nesting birds and botanical interests"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Malvern Hills","Location:Malvern","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Multi-objective management of the Malvern Hills, led by the Malvern Hills Conservators and involving multiple stakeholders and partners. The hills are common land grazed by some commoner sheep and cattle but also with a hefted flock of Cheviot sheep and Belted Galloway cattle owned by the Conservators. The hills comprise acid and neutral grassland and ancient woodland. The Conservators have undertaken pioneering work in grazing land with high public access, installing cattle grids, running dog training days, employing a full time shepherd and reviewing their management of all the commons."]
["Cattle","Various breeds of cattle","Mid – Cornwall Moors LIFE","Location:Moors in central Cornwall around Goss Moor, St. Dennis","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Natural England staff at Goss Moor NNR work with partners to facilitate sustainable grazing management of moors in central Cornwall for key habitats and species, notably the Marsh fritillary butterfly. Recent project work has been funded by the EU LIFE programme."]
["Horse","Exmoor Ponies","Moorland Mousie Trust","Location:Exmoor","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Charity to help conserve and promote the Exmoor pony by buying and training unwanted animals, loaning animals to conservation grazing schemes and private landowners and offering training and riding courses."]
["Cattle, Sheep","Wiltshire Horn sheep, Red Poll cattle, Hill Radnor sheep, Hebridean Sheep, Blue Grey Cattle, Beef Shorthorn cattle","Morecambe Bay Local Grazing Scheme","Location:Morecambe Bay","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Prototype Local Grazing Scheme using cattle and sheep over 30 sites across 3 counties."]
[null,null,"Myndd Mawr Marsh Fritillary Project","Location:Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Marsh Fritillary habitat management partnership between Butterfly Conservation and the Countryside Council for Wales"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","National Park Veluwezoom, Holland","Location:National Park Veluwezoom, Holland","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Managed by Natuurmonumenten, 70% of the area of the 5,000 hectare National Park has been under very low intervention management, (focused on natural processes as much as possible) for the last 20 years"]
["Cattle","Longhorn Cattle","Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme","Location:Blackdown Hills AONB. Devon and Somerset border","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A low intensity grazing scheme to maintain a landsacpe of broad-leaved woodland, wood pasture and open space on a Forestry Comission estate."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","New Forest National Park","Location:New Forest","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large, multi-functional, multi-objective landscape of broadleaved and conifer woodlands and extensively grazed heathlands, acid and neutral grasslands, with multiple commoners with the full range of rights."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Norfolk Wildlife Trust","Location:Norfolk","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A flying ‘flock’ and agreements with graziers, used to manage multiple sites for multiple landowners"]
["Various","Various breeds of cattle","North Hertfordshire","Location:Hitchin, North Hertfordshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Long standing conservation grazing scheme run by a private landowner who also markets beef via the RBST Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme. Cattle graze a mix of reserves and areas owned by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and local authorities."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust","Location:County of Northamptonshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Wildlife Trust manage the full range of habitats across numerous reserves using both their own cattle and sheep (generally primitive breeds – Hebridean, Manx Loghtan and North Ronaldsay) and working with graziers. They use volunteer lookers and shepherds."]
["Sheep, Cattle","Hebridean Sheep, Dexter Cattle","Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust","Location:Various sites across Nottinghamshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Nottimgham Wildlife Trust's flying flock deployed around Nottinghamshire wildlife sites"]
["Sheep","Various breeds and types of livestock","NT Arlington Court","Location:Exmoor","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:North Devon cattle and Jacob sheep managed in – hand by the National Trust to graze neutral and wet grassland and historic parkland. Also Red Deer."]
["Cattle","Belted Galloway Cattle","NT Box Hill and Headley Heath","Location:Dorking","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Belted Galloway (and until recently Highland) cattle grazing chalk grassland and lowland heath and managed by a grazier. The NT also run their own Hebridean sheep on site. This site has very high public use."]
["Horse","Dartmoor ponies","NT Killerton","Location:Exeter","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Areas of acid and neutral grassland in wood pasture setting managed for Pearl Bordered and Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary using Dartmoor Ponies on loan from members of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust. Parkland around the main house is grazed with cattle from a neighbouring farm."]
["Cattle, Horse, Sheep","White Park cattle and sheep, and Dartmoor Ponies","NT Mendips","Location:Mendips","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Several large, high profile sites managed with various grazing systems – feral goats and Soay sheep and grazier cattle in Cheddar Gorge; grazier White Park cattle and sheep, and Dartmoor Ponies from members of the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust on Crook Peak and Hereford cattle and Exmoor ponies on Shute Shelve. The Trust also has its own Exmoor Ponies on Crook Peak."]
["Horse, Various","Various breeds of cattle, Exmoor Ponies","NT Purbeck","Location:Purbeck","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large area of heathland and woodland managed with in - hand Exmoor ponies and grazier cattle. Multiple land uses and objectives and high public access. A cattle herding project is to be established."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Old Surrey Downs","Location:North Downs from Guildford to Westerham","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A 5 year landscape partnership scheme funded by HLF, aiming to improve existing grazing systems on key chalk grassland sites along the north downs, and reintroduce management and grazing where needed. There is a strong community engagement element to the project with guided walks, educational work and volunteer recruitment and training. The project uses its own cattle and sheep in a flying flock / herd and also works with graziers where possible."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Parish Grasslands Project, St Briavels","Location:St Briavels","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A community grassland management project established in response the concerns of local residents. The following article by George Peterken, one of those residents, describes the background to this."]
["Cattle","Longhorn Cattle","Parsonage Downs NNR","Location:Shrewton","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large area of chalk grassland on the edge of Salisbury Plain RTA managed by Natural England and grazed with Longhorn cattle and a sheep flock."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Prosiect Gweundir Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire Heathland Project","Location:30 safle ledled Sir Benfro - 30 sites across Pembrokeshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Prosiect adfer/ail-greu gweundir iseldirol - Lowland Heathland restoration/recreation project"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Quantocks AONB","Location:Quantock Hills","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:In hand Exmoor pony herd to manage one site, working with commoners on the main area of moorland on the hills who run 30 + ponies, 1,300 Scottish Blackface ewes and 20 North Devon cattle over 1,500 hectares. There is also a sizeable Red Deer herd (1,000 adults) across the area."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","RAMSAK","Location:Kent and Sussex","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Machinery Ring including a grazing matchmaking service covering Kent, East and West Sussex and eastern Surrey."]
[null,null,"Ravine Woodlife Project","Location:Peak District and the Wye Valley","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:EU funded LIFE project focusing on the ecology and management of (ravine) limestone woodlands."]
[null,null,"Rhwydwaith Pori Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire Grazing Network","Location:Mwy na 50 safle ledled Sir Benfro - 50+ sites across Pembrokeshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Cynllun Pori Lleol lle gellir paru safleoedd/stoc â safleoedd/stoc sydd ar gael / A Local Grazing Scheme whereby sites/stock required can be matched up with sites/stock available"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","RSPB Minsmere","Location:Minsmere","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Mix of wetlands, reedbeds, acid and neutral grasslands, lowland heathland, arable reversion to heath and mixed woodlands with a visitor centre and café. Land is managed with grazier cattle and in hand Konik and Dartmoor Ponies. There is also a sizeable population of Red Deer. The reserve is part of a bigger landscape owned by several organisations."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","RSPB Ouse Washes","Location:Chatteris","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large scale wetland management for birds through management of grazing livestock"]
["Various","Various breeds of cattle","RSPB Pulborough Brooks","Location:Pulborough","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large wetland reserve with adjacent neutral grassland and heathland restoration project, in part managed with in hand Highland and British White cattle herds. There are also several herds of fallow deer on site."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Rutland Water","Location:Oakham","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Multi – functional management of Rutland Water and its environs by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust on behalf of Anglian Water. They run their own Dexter cattle and Hebridean sheep on neutral and wet grasslands"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Salisbury Plain RTA","Location:Salisbury Plain RTA","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A major army training area with multiple uses, including some public access, farming and nature conservation. The Plain is the largest area of chalk grassland in Europe, with multiple nature conservation and archaeological designations. Much of the grassland is grazed with beef and dairy cattle and sheep, either as free ranging herded stock or in temporary electric fenced pens, as part of farm tenancies."]
["Cattle","White Park Cattle","Savernake Forest","Location:Savernake Forest, Nr Marlborough, Wiltshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Ancient woodland experimentally grazed with White Park cattle"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Shapwick Heath NNR","Location:1 km north of Shapwick village","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Shapwick Heath NNR is a major wetland reserve forming a large part of the Avalon Marshes. It boasts a wide variety of habitats, including traditionally managed herb-rich grassland, ferny wet woodland, fen, scrub, and ditches rich in aquatic plants and invertebrates. The site is grazed with goats owned by Natural England and North Devon cattle from a local farmer."]
[null,null,"SheepKeep","Location:UK-wide but with a focus on the North Wessex Downs AONB","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Website resource and matchmaking service for sheep grazing"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Shropshire Local Grazing Scheme","Location:Various sites across Shropshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Grazing land and livestock ‘matchmaking’ service for Shropshire."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Somerset Wildlife Trust","Location:County wide","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Aside from their Chancellor’s Farm reserve (outlined elsewhere on the GAP website), the Trust own and manage the full range of habitats across numerous reserves in the county. They use grazier sheep, cattle, ponies and goats."]
[null,null,"Somerset Wildlife Trust / MOD / NE – Chancellor’s Farm","Location:Yoxter, Mendips","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Wildlife Trust, MOD and Natural England collaborate to achieve conservation grazing on Yoxter army ranges at Chancellors farm in the Mendips."]
["Sheep","Beulah sheep","South Downs NNRs","Location:South Downs","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Several high profile chalk grassland and chalk heath NNR on the South Downs managed by Natural England, including Lullington Heath and Castle Hill. NE use Beulah Speckled Face ewes and Bagot goats."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Stiperstones NNR","Location:Local villages include Snailbeach, Stiperstones, Habberley, Bridges and Pennerley","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large area of upland heathland in the Shropshire Hills AONB with multiple uses. The area is common land and is grazed by sheep and cattle from commoners, but increasingly by Hebridean sheep and Exmoor ponies owned by Natural England. The site acted as a focus for the Back to Purple HLF partnership project that has restored moorland from pine plantations and brought public and private bodies together to develop sustainable solutions to land management."]
["Sheep, Horse","Manx Loughtan sheep, Konik ponies, Hebridean Sheep, Exmoor Ponies, Beulah sheep","Suffolk Sandlings","Location:Suffolk Coast","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A group of sites on the Suffolk coast grazed through a partnership system"]
[null,null,"Surrey Horse Pasture Project","Location:County of Surrey","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Innovative and long standing project run by Surrey County Council to give a whole range of advice to horse owners in the county. Lots of information available from the website."]
["Cattle","Belted Galloway Cattle","Surrey Wildlife Trust","Location:county-wide","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Wildlife trust manage the full range of habitats across their reserves and have taken on the management of MOD training areas in the county. They have established a herd of Belted Galloway cattle and employed a stockman. They will be investigating selling local food direct as part of this project. Cattle foraging behaviour is monitored using GPS collars. They also work with graziers on many sites and livestock from other partner organisations. The Trust merged with the countryside department of the County Council several years ago."]
["Horse","Exmoor Ponies","Sussex pony grazing and conservation trust","Location:South Downs and Weald","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Charitable Trust using Exmoor ponies to graze key chalk grassland and heathland sites along the South Downs and Weald for nature conservation organisations and private landowners."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Sussex Wildlife Trust","Location:county-wide","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The Trust manage the full range of habitats across their reserves and work with graziers and have their own stock: 1,000 + sheep (Herdwick, South Down, other) and 50 + cattle. They employ a stockman and are involved in several innovative naturalistic grazing systems, e.g. at Friston forest and Ebernoe Common with vegetation change closely monitored and cattle foraging behaviour studied using GPS collars."]
["Various, Horse","Various breeds and types of livestock, Exmoor Ponie","Sutton Park NNR","Location:Birmingham","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A mosaic of open heathland, woodland, wetland on the north edge of Birmingham, ring-fenced and grazed by local graziers. The site is managed by Birmingham City Council."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","The North East Grazing Project","Location:Northumberland, Co Durham and Tyne & Wear","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Network of 100 sites identified as requiring grazing totalling 1352ha of which 800ha has no potential graziers."]
["Sheep","Hebridean Sheep","The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough","Location:Sites across Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Local Wildlife Trust conservation grazing as part of ongoing management of nature reserves"]
["Various, Goats","Various breeds of sheep, Goats","Thorndon Country Park","Location:Chelmsford, Essex","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Large area of wood pasture with grazing enclosures and managed by Essex County Council. They run Soay sheep and feral goats which have proved very effective at scrub control. They have also entered in to a share partnership with a local grazier to buy lambs and rear them for sale as breeding stock, growing them on site."]
[null,null,"Upper Waterside Farm","Location:Disley,Nr Stockport, Cheshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Farm nr Stockport in Cheshire specialising in breeding Aberdeen Angus cattle. Includes grazing as part of organic ELS and HLS schemes."]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Value In Meadows","Location:Peak Fringe Natural Area, Derbyshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Project targeting areas of wildflower rich grassland for restoration and enhancement in the area surrounding the Peak District National Park"]
[null,null,"Ventnor Downs","Location:Ventnor Downs, Isle of Wight","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:"]
["Various, Horse, Cattle","Various breeds and types of livestock, Shetland ponies, Devon cattle (Ruby Reds)","Waves Of Heath Project","Location:Isles of Scilly","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Cattle and pony grazing on the Isles of Scilly to restore lowland heathland"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","West Berkshire Council","Location:County of Berkshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:The county council own and manage several sites for multiple objectives - nature conservation, access, amenity, notably the ex – nuclear base at Greenham Common which has been the subject of a large heathland restoration and public access scheme and which is currently grazed by commoners cattle and Exmoor ponies. The area also contains large areas of acid grassland and bare ground"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","West Highland Woodland Grazing Project","Location:Argyll & Lochabar","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:A partnership woodland grazing project disseminating best practice"]
["Various","Various breeds and types of livestock","Wicken Fen","Location:Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Multi-functional, large scale habitat creation project with naturalistic grazing system in Cambridgeshire"]
["Cattle","Galloway cattle","Wild Ennerdale","Location:Ennerdale, Cumbria","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Naturalistic upland grazing with Galloway cattle in wild Ennerdale"]
["Cattle","Galloway cattle","Woodwalton Fen NNR","Location:2 km west of Ramsey Heights village","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Wetland site grazed by Galloway cross beef cattle"]
["Cattle","Belted Galloway Cattle","Wyre Forest GAP","Location:Wyre Forest, Worcestershire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Low intensity grazing with cattle as part of ongoing conservation management of nature reserves in the Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire"]
["Horse","Exmoor Ponies","Yorkshire Exmoor Pony Trust","Location:Various sites in North Yorkshire","UK","MORE DETAILS »","In brief:Provides Exmoor ponies for conservation management in North Yorkshire while conserving this rare native breed"]

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["Global Grazing Links"]
["http://www.grazinganimalsproject.org.uk/visual_map_tool.html"]
["Here are some links to Europe and further afield.  Most of these have some connection to conservation grazing although some (such as Eurosite or the USDA) are generic links."]
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["► ARK: naturalistic grazing in the Netherlands with links to Latvia and Bulgaria. Also provide Konik ponies for grazing projects (English translation available)"]
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["► BURRENLIFE: www.burrenlife.com - the first major farming for conservation project in Ireland"]
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["► DE GRAZERIE: nature management with sheep in the Netherlands (English translation available)"]
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["► EFNCP - EUROPEAN FORUM FOR NATURE CONSERVATION & PASTORALISM"]
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["► EUROSITE: the largest network of organisations devoted to nature conservation management across Europe"]
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["► EUROPEAN LIVESTOCK ALLIANCE: formed in 2001 to provide effective representation for European animal breeders, keepers and food producers."]
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["► GRAZING NETWORKS: www.grazingnetworks.nl/ - Hans Kampf’s website on ecology and grazing animals including information on the Oostvaardersplassen reserve in the Netherlands and grazing in Germany. (English translation available)"]
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["► LARGE HERBIVORE FOUNDATION: The LHF is a nature conservation and- restoration program for large plant eating mammals and their habitats in Eurasia, involved with over 45 species of large herbivores and around 30 projects. The LHF aim to protect the large herbivore species and restore their ecological role within their original ranges."]
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["► SCHAPEDRIFT: heathland grazing with sheep in the Netherlands.(English translation available)"]
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["► SHETLAND SHEEP IN HOLLAND: website on the use of Shetland sheep in the Netherlands"]