Supporting a British pony by drinking gin what is there not to like? As part of its centenary celebrations this year, the Exmoor Pony Society (EPS) has commissioned a limited-edition gin inspired by the moorland ecosystem and in aid of the society’s work. The gin is created at The Distillery in Notting Hill, at […]
The task of maintaining 60 acres of land to enhance biodiversity may sound a daunting prospect. But for Adam and Louise Bourns, the solution to their conservation quandary in Llanwrda has actually come from one of Britain’s endangered native species. The couple moved to the Carmarthenshire village in 2013 and took on the expanse of land at Llwynbwch, which had once been intensively farmed. They wanted to rewild the land and maximise its wildlife, without allowing the mixture of woodland, meadow and wetland to become overgrown and unmanageable. They enlisted the help of Sue Burger, a village resident who happened to be a trustee of the Exmoor Pony Society. With the support of Society area reps Dai and Ruth Thomas four pure-bred Exmoor mares have now made the Bourns’ land their home.
Adam and Louise Bourns with their Exmoor ponies The task of maintaining 60 acres of land to enhance biodiversity may sound a daunting prospect. But for Adam and Louise Bourns, the solution to their conservation quandary in Llanwrda has actually come from one of Britain’s endangered native species. The couple moved to the Carmarthenshire village in 2013 and took on the expanse of land at Llwynbwch, which had once been intensively farmed. They wanted to rewild the land and maximise its wildlife, without allowing the mixture of woodland, meadow and wetland to become overgrown and unmanageable. They enlisted the help of Sue Burger, a village resident who happened to be a trustee of the Exmoor Pony Society. With the support of Society area reps Dai and Ruth Thomas four pure-bred Exmoor mares have now made the Bourns’ land their home.