[citation needed] Their suitability in grazing conservation is described as follows: Vaynol cattle originate from a herd in Wales.

The history of the breed dates back over a hundred years, beginning with a semi-wild herd, originally established in 1872 in Vaynol Park, North Wales.

[7] It was kept there until the death of the owner Sir Michael Duff in 1980, when the estate was sold and the herd was moved to a series of locations in England.

Four years later the herd was purchased by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) and moved four times in search of a permanent home.

The original herd now resides at Temple Newsam Home Farm, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom.

One important measure is the setting in place of various breeding programs to avoid inbreeding, which is very dangerous within such a small number of animals.

The standards set at Temple Newsam for saving and promoting the UK's livestock heritage have been used as a benchmark for other agencies.

The Vaynols live on 15 acres of grazing land owned by Lincoln farmer and RBST Trustees Neville and Maureen Turner.

On 23 August 2013 a female calf was born after the mother, Templeson Tania, had been artificially inseminated at East Torrington.

Keeping this third herd of Vaynol cattle in Scotland again ensures a wider distribution of the breed, which will help to protect it in the case of an outbreak of serious disease.