The effects of horse and cattle grazing on English species-rich grasslands (ENRR210)

This report describes an extension of the studies on horse grazing in MG5 grasslands Centaurea nigra – Cynosurus cristatus grassland in Worcestershire in 1995 which were the subject of English Nature Research Report No 164 (Gibson 1996). The purpose of the studies was threefold: to extend the range and number of grassland management types replicated, to extend the geographical range to cover the whole of England, and to provide a baseline for studying recovery from damage by overgrazing at key sites in Worcestershire.