Water buffalo 'to boost biodiversity on Exmoor'

Water buffalo have been introduced to an area of west Exmoor in a project which aims to restore agricultural land to its original state.

The National Trust said six female buffalo were on a 120-acre (49-hectare) site at Tattiscombe in north Devon with the intention of turning farmland back into wild wetlands.

It said the buffalo were known as "wetland architects" because they used their hooves to churn soil, create wallows and keep ponds open - slowing water flow and helping it settle naturally on the moors.