Shetland Ponies Help Conserve MOD Land


shetland ponyShetland ponies have been introduced as a special conservation measure to help improve the habitat of Penhale Army Training Estate's sand dunes in Cornwall.

Nine ponies have been loaned by English Nature to graze on the scrub and tall grasses which have started to invade the marshy dune hollows. These dunes are home to rare plants which are struggling to survive.
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