The reserve at Tidenham Chase is being re-generated from conifer woodland to natural heathland and most of the work we do there is to tidy up the new growth of birch and gorse. Last winter the Forestry Commission tried using Galloway cattle to keep the heathland in good order but this winter they are experimenting with three Exmoor ponies. The ponies are in excellent condition and are thriving on the very rough pasture. There are a few good ponds which they use as watering holes and the main area of quite a few acres has been fenced in for them.