Cattle have been reintroduced onto Hob Moor, initially restricted to North Lane pasture.

The cattle had been removed from the moor in June after frequent escapes into nearby residential areas. These were as a result of City of York Council having failed to put in place promised mitigating measures – in the form of lengthened cattle grids – after removing the restrictive base plates from the barriers late last year.

The lengthened cattle grids have now been installed which will hopefully make it more difficult for cattle to escape.

We understand that the plan is to leave the cattle on the moor for as long as possible, to try to get on top of the grazing that has been absent for the past eight weeks.