Native breeds compliment Ceredigion farm conservation efforts

A passion for native breeds and birds has seen stockmanship and conservation go hand in hand on Welsh farm. Ellie Layton reports.

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Native breeds compliment Ceredigion farm conservation efforts

Cefngwyn Hall, Llanon, lies only a few miles inland from the picturesque Ceredigion coastline. Charles Grisedale has spent his life in this area of the West Walian countryside managing pedigree sheep,...

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