[Orinlooper]

Which are the easiest animals to keep to eat the grass and brambles?

[bj_cardiff]

Its not a straightforward question I'm afraid. It will depend on your land and how much input you wish to do?

Sheep are good at grazing steep land, but not good in wet/boggy land and will get stuck in the brambles.

Goats are great for clearing brambles, but will also strip bark and kill trees. They will need shelter too and won't do well in wet conditions. You will also need excellent fencing.

Pigs are great at clearing ground, but don't really like scratchy brambles, they will also need very strong fencing and shelter.

[Fleecewife]

I assume that by 'easiest' you mean 'requiring the least input'.  Every single animal used as livestock will need care, treatments - routine and emergency - , veterinary care, extra feed, housing and so on and so on.  Please be aware that when you take on livestock, there are no shortcuts or easy options.  For that you need machinery.

[harmony]

A machine  but where's the fun in that!

[macgro7]

Which are the easiest animals to keep to eat the grass and brambles?

Meat rabbits! I fattened rabbits on just brambles before as an experiment.

[Fleecewife]

A machine  but where's the fun in that!

Oh machines can be the best fun, or the worst.

But what is not fun is realising that your animals are not in the best of health and are suffering because you failed to factor in the time and money and space needed to keep them properly.

[smallholder147]

I am sorry but I don't think that there is any animal for those duties and responsibilities which is easy to handle.
I just can say that for eating grass and brambles goats are a good solution. But of course they need care.

[violetgarlic]

I think there are can be difficulties with different kind of animals. It depends on amount of your free time, patience, etc 

[arobwk]

Please excuse me for sticking my nose in (since I don't keep livestock), but Scartlet.Dragon is obviously right:  hardy, potentially native or other semi-wild breeds of animal will almost certainly be the animals requiring least oversight (but not "no over-sight").  If the preferred animal doesn't get on well with brambles, then mechanically cut.  You might need to repeat mechanical cutting, but animals will then gradually win the battle in a confined area. 
Stock numbers will also need to be fine-tuned to the grazing potential available throughout the year to minimise the need for supplementary feeding.
Fencing:  the larger the animal the more likely they will accept a hedge as their boundary, but, as even I know, goats and sheep will simply see a hedge as something they need to get to the top of !

[Orinlooper]

Which are the easiest animals to keep to eat the grass and brambles?

Meat rabbits! I fattened rabbits on just brambles before as an experiment.

This is very interesting yes I think rabbits maybe the answer to my question as the easiest animals to keep

Thanks so much now I’m very interested

Did you let them run wild in runs or did you cut the bramble yourself to feed them?

[macgro7]

No, I kept them i cages and brought all their feed in.

[Orinlooper]

No, I kept them i cages and brought all their feed in.

Could you set them up to love wild and thrive?

[macgro7]

I could set them free, but guaranteed theyxwould not survive the night.
We are in the city. I see foxes every single night. And most DAYS.
Today saw one at 11am. Had run and make sure the chickens are locked in their run.

[Backinwellies]

Orinlooper  I have to write what I think here.  There are no animals that you can 'keep'  and not care for .... there are laws agains this .... try reading all the welfare codes     https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-welfare  they are written for pet animals too.

There are no animals that are get rich quick schemes .... animals take time effort and money.  Most smallholders with livestock, have a very expensive hobby not a money making business.  They do it because they love working with animals ... if you dont then dont have any.

Please stop asking in different topics about this the answer will be the same.

[Orinlooper]

Orinlooper  I have to write what I think here.  There are no animals that you can 'keep'  and not care for .... there are laws agains this .... try reading all the welfare codes     https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-welfare  they are written for pet animals too.

There are no animals that are get rich quick schemes .... animals take time effort and money.  Most smallholders with livestock, have a very expensive hobby not a money making business.  They do it because they love working with animals ... if you dont then dont have any.

Please stop asking in different topics about this the answer will be the same.

I'm talking about animals who would live off the land anyway and I just encourage them.

Rabbits for example are on my small holding anyway


Years ago wild pigs lived on this land and I would love them to return, I would do everything I could to help them thrive in the wild