HEATHLAND near Exeter will be restored in a Forestry Commission project to encourage wildlife.
The work, on Ideford Common, within Haldon Forest, will ensure it remains a suitable habitat for breeding birds of prey, nightjars and butterflies.
The project is part funded by a £27,200 grant from the SITA Trust and £3,000 from Natural England.
The money will be used to graze cattle on the common area and pay for fencing and access points.
A pond will be excavated for the cattle to drink from and there will be felling of a small area of plantation woodland. A cattle corral will also be constructed.
The total cost of the project will be £57,600.
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Cattle-graze-heathland/article-1109481-detail/article.html
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