Working with the Habitats and Hillforts Landscape Partnership Project, the National Trust have introduced a herd of rare Welsh mountain ponies from Carneddau in North Wales onto Bickerton Hill to help halt the spread of birch trees which threaten the future of rare heathland habitat on the hill.

Bickerton Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and provides a home for many rare or threatened animals and plants, including lizards, adders and birds of prey. The heath is considered to be the best of its kind in the county. Dave Morris, the National Trust Warden at Bickerton Hill has been responsible for the introduction of these lovely animals and below are a selection of photographs taken in September.