A herd of cattle will return to Bristol’s Stoke Park Estate for a third year. Cows will graze on parts of the historic grounds , situated in north east Bristol, in order to stop the spread of scrub and invasive fast-growing trees, and allow a greater variety of grassland plants and wildlife to flourish.
Nine cows have already been welcomed back on the site this month, with more to follow. The cattle are a mixture of heifers (maiden cows) and steers (castrated males).
Breeds so far at Stoke Park are Shetland, Hereford, British Blue, and Holstein. Most of them were grazing at the parkland last year but there are some newcomers this year.
