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Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales

  • March 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales
Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by more than 40%, according to research by the University of Leeds. Allowing native cattle breeds to roam large areas of the landscape at Ingleborough has also led to a five-fold increase in the number of butterflies.

Originally published at Phys.org

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