Foaling season for Konik ponies begins at National Trust nature reserve

The newest arrival at the Wicken Fen site in Cambridgeshire was born on Friday and the eldest pony in the herd turns 30 this year.

The Konik pony foaling season is under way at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire (Joe Giddens/PA)

A Konik pony has been born at a nature reserve, as the foaling season gets under way.

The hardy breed, which originates from Poland, was brought in to help biodiversity at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen site in Cambridgeshire in the early 2000s.

The newest arrival was born on Friday, and the eldest pony in the herd – Tim – turns 30 this year.