The rare Marsh Fritillary is found on all our farms, and the desire to conserve it was the catalyst that brought us together. With advice from Butterfly Conservation and others, we manage the grazing of its habitat, rhos pasture, to create a mosaic of different vegetation heights and densities.
With annual monitoring of our butterfly populations, we’ve got quite competitive about who has got the most, with definite bragging rights for the farm who wins our butterfly cup each year.
The rare Marsh Fritillary is found on all our farms, and the desire to conserve it was the catalyst that brought us together. With advice from Butterfly Conservation and others, we manage the grazing of its habitat, rhos pasture, to create a mosaic of different vegetation heights and densities.
With annual monitoring of our butterfly populations, we’ve got quite competitive about who has got the most, with definite bragging rights for the farm who wins our butterfly cup each year.
