Rare breed Hebridean Sheep used on National Trust land at Baggy Point
(As seen on local TV 29th Dec 2005)
Baggy Lodge and the National Trust
The National Trust has a problem of scrub clearance on some of its exposed and difficult coast lines, in particular to manage gorse. To help one of our members sold Mike who manages some of the land a small flock of Hebridean sheep. See extracts from their web site below and links to it - look under 'Baggy News'.
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| Ewes on Baggy Point | Two rams |
'We are working in partnership to provide a nature conservation grazing scheme on Baggy Point. To allow the widest diversification of wild plant life the dominate growths, such as gorse, need to be actively managed. This entails a degree of clearance from time to time. To ensure the clearance is affective the cleared areas need to be grazed to keep them clear of dominant plant and to encourage other less dominate plants to grow. The Hebridean sheep are particularly good in this role. They are an extremely hardy breed, able to cope with extremes of weather conditions and make do on poor quality vegetation.'
All but one ram was supplied by Barbara