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A ginger highland cow, looking over its shoulder towards the camera

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

The Highland Cattle at BCN

Have you seen the Highland Cows on our Wildlife Trust BCN reserves?

Known as Bò Ghàidhealach in Scottish Gaelic and Heilan coo in Scots, these iconic and extremely photogenic creatures, with their distinctive horns and long, woolly, wavy coats, are hugely popular with visitors to our nature reserves. They are important and valued members of our Reserves Teams and the impact of their grazing is crucial in helping us achieve our conservation aims.

You can find out more about conservation grazing here.

Some of the fantastic "fold"

Although a group of cattle is usually called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a ‘fold.’

Dark brown highland looking over its shoulder back toward the camera

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

Two small, ginger-brown highland calves, eating hay

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

Highland cow, with long, dark black-brown hair, scratching it's neck on a tree branch

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

A large, ginger highland cow, in a muddy field, walking toward the camera

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

Shiny, new cattle trailer

Support our campaign

 

Can you help buy a livestock trailer to move our cattle and sheep more efficiently?

We’ve been awarded £5,000 from the Big Give’s Green Match Fund but we need your help to make it £10,000 

For every £1 you give, the Big Give Green Match Fund will double it, up to a value of £5,000. 

Donate today
A large, ginger highland cow, in a muddy field, walking toward the camera

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

Follow the "Ginger Fringes" on TikTok

 

Our Highland Cow TikTok channel is now live! Celebrating everything the Highland Cows do for conservation!

Follow @gingerfringes to stay up-to-date with exciting cattle content!

Follow @gingerfringes
Highland cow scratching her back with her horns

Image credit: Holly Wilkinson

Adopt a Highland Cow

 

Highland cattle are hardy grazers – they will eat a wide range of vegetation unpalatable to most cattle – and can live outside in all seasons and weathers. 

These iconic cattle are crucial in helping us achieve our conservation aims, clearing scrub and all manner of vegetation so that wildflowers can thrive. Adopt a highland today to help us provide for the livestock and carry out day-to-day management and health checks.

We have two adoption pack options available; a postal pack, and a digital version.

 

Adopt today