What's your grazing looking like?

newforest

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Took these this morning as this is what they've got to last it's until September.
I pulled the nettles last night and they've been eaten up. Organic dustbins that they both are.

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Looking ok. A mass of wildflowers and butterflies currently.
Done my first ragwort session this morning. Been spotting bits for weeks as I walk the fields. But its coming out into flower so easy to spot.
 
Mine was completely burnt off in May,
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but since we got rain at the start of June it’s recovered better than I’d hoped,
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but there definitely isn’t as much as usual on the rested paddocks.

I’ve been ragworting for weeks, I don’t know if it’s just a year for it or if perhaps the person I had do it for me last year wasn’t as diligent about getting the roots out, but I’ve had more than ever, I’ve pulled probably a dozen barrow loads, I normally do a couple of buckets full.
 
I had hardly any last year. I think the drought stopped it from growing. This year its popping up in places I don't normally see it. Although I think the area I cleared this morning was from seed blown over from 5 years ago. Its taken that long to germinate.
I havent been pulling when I see it as I prefer to dig to get the root. I'm not going round 20 acres each day with a fork in hand on the chance I might find a peice. So im hitting it now its in flower.
 
I haven't had anything in flower this year, I have gone round and dug out the rosettes.
I think the weather will have an impact on what grows.
It's possible that I might find some in flower when I walk round the field.
 
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