Cattle at a Lake District hill farm are helping to make a habitat for a critically-endangered butterfly.
A herd of Luing cattle is being used to create a haven for the high brown fritillaries as part of a scheme by Natural England.
The species' population has fallen by more than 90% since the 1970s.
Area manager Simon Humphries said the cattle were excellent "where conservation grazing is needed and very well-suited to the uplands of Cumbria".
Their trampling and grazing keeps bracken at High House Farm, Winster, in check. This in turn allows violets - the butterfly larvae's favoured food - to grow.
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