Welsh Hillside Farmers
Published on Jun 20, 2021
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Welsh Hillside Farmers
Preserving the environment through sustainable farming
Photo by Christian Löhner
The farmers work with nature, along with the changing seasons, complementing each other instead of working against one another.
Photo by sesilia khoe
In the summer and the spring the hedges grow. The farmers only start cutting them after the birds have nested and the fledglings have left the nest. Later on in the autumn they are then cut back ready for new growth to start again. Herbs that grow at the base of the hedges are beneficial for the animals to graze. There is less call for using anti biotics on animals as the remedy is provided by nature.
Hedges and trees are very important for the animals: to shade them from the hot sun in the summer and provide shelter from the wind and the rain in the winter.
Photo by Anton Nikolov
The farmers manage the grassland and hillsides: by putting the right amount of animals on the land to graze. Cattle and sheep can graze the land together because they need different length grass.
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Photo by Yang Shuo
The farmers put the cattle in sheds throughout the winter to ensure that they don't poach (ruin) the land.
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The farmyard manure, that the cattle produce in the sheds, is spread all over the fields. It is a natural fertilizer, which helps the grass to grow and encourages the worms to aerate the soil.
Photo by Szabolcs Toth
Farmyard manure is piled up in the winter (the land is too wet for the machines to go on it) making it heat up which kills the bad germs. It then composts down to spread purer fertilizer on the grassland.
Photo by Greg Willson
The farmers conserve fodder to feed the cows during the winter months.
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Photo by Hannes E.
They need to keep the manure away from the water courses so they don't block or pollute them.
Photo by John Salvino
The farmers leave some fields so the grass grows very tall. This is then harvested and made into hay later. This gives the wild flowers a chance to seed naturally, giving the ground nesting birds an environment to breed in.
Photo by Tamara Gak
The farmers manage the woodland by thinning trees appropriately, to make sure the sunlight hits the forest floor to ensure a rich insect, flower and fungi environment.
Photo by Frank Wuestefeld
Welsh farmers manage a good fauna and flora (animals and plants) habitat to encourage a richer, diverse environment for ecology to thrive.
Photo by Steven Kamenar
