No-Fence Collars Hampton Estate

Hampton estate applied for 16 No-Fence collars that would enable them to graze Puttenham common- this is in response to the ecological analysis and the management plan that FiPL funded, it highlighted that 80% of the heathland had been lost and that the grazing of cattle is essential to deliver the biodiversity benefits of the heathland.

The grazing of the cattle will provide the low-intensity, high frequency impact required to limit scrub encroachment and prevent the enrichment of the soils on which the habitat depends.

Fencing of the site is not possible due to Common Land bylaws, so the reintroduction of grazing is entirely dependent of the procurement and deployment of these collars. The collars are connected to an app which will also allow the farmer to track the cattle and ensure they are grazing in the right areas.