GRAZINGS Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Shielings Hill and marginal grazings Droving Clearance for livestock Sheep, shelters etc Salt marsh, Caerlaverock, Dumfries-shire As estuaries and mud flats silted up they were colonised by vegetation. These areas were useful as supplementary grazings, especially in winter. Besides grazings, other types of coastal vegetation grew on sand dunes. Other drought-resistant grasses were used as materials for making everyday objects. Today such areas are valued for their ecological value, notably as the wintering grounds for geese. Many have protected status. Resource pack   1     2     3     4     5