Pigs are sent to the forest in autumn to eat acorns, which are poisonous to ponies and cattle. A teacher says adopting the animals has been "amazing" and has had a positive impact on children.

among the pigs. The animals are traditionally sent to the open forest in autumn to eat acorns, which are poisonous to ponies and cattle. This year's season is due to begin on Monday and end on 22 ...

The pigs are released onto the forest to eat fallen acorns, beechmast, chestnuts and other nuts; green acorns in particular are poisonous to the New Forest ponies and cattle which roam the forest the ...

Johnson Reserve’s Care Group spokeswoman Pam Thorpe said on Sunday members spotted four or five pigs snuffling around in the reserve. They were eating acorns underneath oak trees near the top of ...

The popular dry-cured ham is made by blackfoot pigs that eat acorns in oak and cork tree groves found in the west and north-west of Spain. The jamon is produced in the most undeveloped, poorest ...