Hebridean sheep owned by the trust and beef cattle from local farms graze on the dryer areas of scrub, heath and fen margins and help prevent the expansion of scrub. In 1995 the reserve introduced a herd of Polish Konik ponies to graze the wetter areas of the fen. They were chosen over native breeds for their hardiness and ability to graze in very wet conditions. The success of the Konik ponies has led to their use for grazing in other nature reserves in the UK and on the Broads. The cattle and Konik are usually kept on the fen between April and December which avoids the wettest and most barren months of the year.
Hebridean sheep owned by the trust, and beef cattle from local farms graze on the dryer areas of scrub heath and, fen margins and help prevent, the expansion of scrub. In 1995 the reserve introduced a herd of Polish Konik ponies to graze the wetter areas of the fen. They were chosen over native breeds for their hardiness and ability to graze in very wet conditions The success of the Konik ponies has led to their ,use for grazing in other nature reserves in the UK and on the Broads The cattle and Konik are usually kept on the fen between April and December which avoids the wettest and most barren months of the year.