Conservation Grazing and Heritage Management
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2023-12-05

Emma Douglas, a conservation grazing consultant and farmer from the Gower Peninsula worked for
PONT (Pori Natur a Threftadaeth), Wales’s conservation grazing organisation for twelve years.
https://www.pontcymru.org/ Conservation grazing is grazing with livestock to achieve outcomes for
biodiversity, landscape and heritage.

Emma farms with her family on the beautiful Gower Peninsula, south Wales. They keep a pedigree suckler herd of Welsh Black and Dexter cattle which they use to manage traditional hay meadows and nature rich land. She is passionate about conservation grazing and the role that livestock play in the ecosystem. The beef from their native breed cattle is sold locally to customers who seek 100% pasture fed beef for its ethical credentials and nutritional benefits. She works part time as a regional facilitator for Wales for Pasture for Life and is a steering group member of the Nature Friendly
Farming Network (Cymru) and works as a consultant advising on conservation grazing.

Emma’s session will focus on work caried out on Garn Goch Common, Bethlehem in the west of Bannau Brycheiniog to reintroduce grazing in conjunction with the BBNP and the Garn Goch Commoners Association, for the benefit of biodiversity, fire risk and vegetation management around
the largest hillforts in Southern Wales (Y Gaer Fach and Y Gaer Fawr). It will cover the challenges, considerations and benefits of grazing for heritage management and nature recovery.