Graze the Site

Grazing reduces the amount of grasses, herbs and low shrubs at the site.

Grazing of plants that are in flower or seed reduces the ability of those plants to reproduce.

Succulent native grassland plants such as the Yam Daisy (Microseris scapigera), and native lilies are eaten by sheep and cattle in preference to other plants.

Cattle and sheep hooves can compact the soil, especially when wet, and create more bare ground where weed seeds can germinate.

Adding more nutrients to the soil makes it easier for weeds to grow.

Weed seeds (e.g. Chilean Needle Grass, a noxious weed) are easily spread via the wool, fur, feet and droppings of sheep and cattle.

One example of strategic grazing is to allow a small number of sheep or cattle to graze the site for a short time, and only when native plants have plenty of growth and are not in flower or seed.