The effects of cattle on the natural heritage of Scotland:Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 203 (ROAME No. F04AA103)

This review aimed to clarify the benefits and detrimental effects of cattle on a range of unimproved habitats, wildlife species and on the landscape in Scotland. Specifically the review aimed to: a) collate existing published and unpublished information on the impact of cattle on specific unimproved habitats, wildlife species and the landscape; b) summarise the information, consider the generality of the findings and draw conclusions about the impacts of cattle, including benefits and adverse effects of cattle and the associated farming systems and; c) identify areas of uncertainty in current knowledge. The review concentrated primarily on information from Scotland and other parts of the UK, but where relevant, information from outside the UK was included