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Heathland and Racehorse Retirement
Heathers, gorse and grasses - restoring a lowland heathland in the Vale of Glamorgan, and what happens to racehorses when their racing career finishes?
Ahead of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair we catch up with the Welsh Government's Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, amid challenging times for the agricultural industry.
The restoration of a rare heathland habitat in Hensol Forest, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Sheep farming in Wales as you've never seen it before - "A Hardy Breed: Sheep Farming in Wales" a photography book by Bruce Cardwell
And a thoroughbred census to establish what happens to the horses when their racing days are over.
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Thu 30 Nov 202306:30
BBC Radio Wales
A few more details.....
The thoroughbred census - if you'd like to know more about the Retraining of Racehorses their census can be found here - and it closes on 31st December
"A Hardy Breed: Sheep Farming in Wales" by photographer, Bruce Cardwell is published by Seren books and is available in all good book shops!
"A Hardy Breed: Sheep Farming in Wales" by photographer, Bruce Cardwell is published by Seren books and is available in all good book shops!
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- Sun 26 Nov 202307:00BBC Radio Wales
- Wed 29 Nov 202318:30BBC Radio Wales
- Thu 30 Nov 202306:30BBC Radio Wales
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