The “living lawnmowers” are being used to help butterflies at a National Trust site on Exmoor.
Conservationists in Devon are using hairy Hungarian hogs to create the perfect habitat for the UK’s most endangered butterfly.
Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, said the animals would help create ideal breeding conditions for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly.The butterfly, one of the biggest in the UK with a wingspan of up to 67mm , was once widespread across England and Wales. One of sites where it still exists is the National Trust’s Heddon Valley, near Barnstaple, where the cattle and pigs are able to chomp down aggressive shrubs that can quickly take over its habitat.
Ms Wyatt said: "The Longhorn cattle are gorgeous and look majestic in the landscape and I'm looking forward to seeing the trails they and the pigs make through the bracken and seeing if violets spring up in these paths."Butterfly Conservation secured a £228,000 Species Recovery Grant from Natural England last year, to which it and the National Trust added £12,000 each.
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