2.1.1. Cserépfalu

The site is a ca. 100 ha area of grasslands and wood pastures, surrounded by forests within the Bükk National Park to the northeast of Cserépfalu at the altitude of 250–350 m above sea level. Two-thirds of the area is wood pasture, while one-third is open pasture. On the open pastures and in the lower parts of the wood pasture, ca. 40 Hungarian grey cattle have been grazed for some years before the time of our sampling. In the year preceding the study, about 200 sheep and some goats were introduced to the wood pasture and herded across the area two or three times a week.

## 2.1.2. Hollók˝o

The site is at 250–300 m above sea level within the Hollók˝o Landscape Protection Area, mostly to the west of the village of Hollók˝o. In Hollók˝o, as part of a habitat reconstruction program completed in 2013, nearly 20 hectares of a fforested land were cleared and the former wooded pasture was restored. The relatively small wood pasture on the western slope of the Várhegy is completely surrounded by forests. Pastures and hay meadows are situated in larger blocks around the village. On the large western pastures, a herd of ca. 100 head of cattle has been grazed. These animals were herded through the wood pastures for a few times a year for short periods. One paddock on the grassland bordering the southeastern part of the village has been used to keep about 30 sheep and a couple of horses.
