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GAP Resources

Why not attend one of our LANTRA approved training courses?  Find out more here.

What is Conservation Grazing?

For additional online support from fellow conservation grazers and livestock keepers, consider joining our active discussion forum 'Nibblers'

Publications

 These free-to-download .pdfs have been developed by generous contributors and members of GAP over many years.  They cover a range of issues for land managers and farmers who are considering or currently practising conservation grazing.

Some of these information leaflets are currently being updated.

  • Developing a grazing policy (updated 2019)
  • Mitigating risk in conservation grazing (updated 2019)
  • Purchasing stock and finding a grazier (updated 2019)
  • Animal health and welfare (updated 2019)
  • Grazing stock on sites with public access (updated 2019)
  • Watering stock
  • Gathering, handling and transporting stock (updated 2019)
  • Reducing casualties on land with road access

Further Reading

  • Animal welfare in conservation grazing
  • A best practice guide to local grazing schemes
  • Breed Profiles Handbook

Useful links

Please note, we have provided these links to provide additional information to those interested in livestock and conservation grazing. They do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by RBST of any of the products, services or opinions provided within these sites.

RBST bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site nor for that of subsequent links. Please contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

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  • DEFRA  
  • Scottish Government (Agriculture) 
  • Welsh assembly (Agriculture)  
  • Northern Ireland DAERA 
  • Natural England  
  • The Countryside Code 
  • PONT -  the Welsh Conservation Grazing organisation 
  • SRUC  
  • Scotland Outdoor Access  
  • Scottish Forestry Woodland Grazing Toolbox 
  • Plantlife 
  • Magnificent Meadows 
  • The Wildlife Trusts 
  • Pasture for Life  
  • Natural England Publications 

Defra Codes of Good Practice 

  • Sheep and goats 
  • Cattle  
  • Equines 
  • Pigs 
  • Transport 

Animal Health and Welfare 

  • Animal and Plant Health 
  • National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS) 
  • Moredun   
  • Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) 
  • Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) 
  • Control of worms sustainably (COWS) 
  • Tb Advisory Service (Tb hub) 
  • Interactive Map of Tb in England and Wales (ibTB)
  • AHDB Beef and Lamb better returns programme 
  • National Equine Welfare Council 
  • Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales) 
  • Quality Meat Scotland - farming 

Animal Behaviour 

  • Temple Grandin 
  • Behave.net (Utah State University)

Health and Safety 

  • HSE (Agriculture) 

Tracking devices 

  • Biotrack 
  • Followit

Invisible fences

  • Nofence
  • Agersens

 

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