Highland Cattle

Although not typically native to us here in Devon, Highland cattle suit the farming systems we embrace at Springwater Farm. They are a 'rustic' breed, with a long shaggy coat meaning them can happily graze amongst bramble and thicket which makes up much of the ground flora between our pasture and woodland when the cattle graze. They are hardy, being able to withstand the cold gales of Scotland, thus being more than happy out on windy hillside in our deep Devonshire valleys

They are excellent at turning all manners of forage in to milk and muscle, so make great outdoor mothers as well as beef to enter the food chain. Even the roughest of grasses can be digested by these gentle giants. We believe beef should only be raised on a pasture fed diet and we find the Highlands cope very well with this. Converting our organic grass into excellent quality  beef slow grown here in Devon.