Spending time with rewilded herbivores is humbling. Every week reveals new items on the menu. New leaves of invasive Rosa rugosa are eaten, despite thorns and seemingly being out of reach #rewilding #invasive #herbivory

Fences are misunderstood!
Electric fence around the property enables peaceful coexistence between us and the neighbors: large grazing mammals roaming freely year-round. Temporary plastic wire allows them to graze the garden.
Fences are an opportunity for wilder ecosystems, when done right #rewilding

Why should you let cattle roam your garden in late winter? To limit grasses and benefit flowering forbs!

Read our paper just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social with Camilla Fløjgaard, @r-ejrnaes.bsky.social and @jcsvenning.bsky.social

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May your favorite ecosystem have its natural processes restored and strictly protected! Merry Christmas!