Garway Hill remains a working hill as well as a favoured place of recreation and nature study. The Commoners have long-established rights to graze animals on the common land, Stock is kept on the land in all seasons, mostly sheep and ponies.

The sheep are a hardy Welsh mountain breed, self-sufficient and able to live on the hill year-round in all weathers. They have complete freedom to roam. If you are visiting the hill with your dog, please be aware that you should keep it on a lead at all times. Visitors' dogs have been known to kill and injure the resident sheep.

The white horses are also from mountain stock They are used for breeding with other varieties of horse to add a bit of strength and a hardy constitution to the offspring. Mares with their foals can be seen at virtually any time of year. Often the foals are chestnut in colour and very different in appearance to their mothers. Although the horses may allow you to get quite close and appear indifferent to your presence they are unlikely to let you touch them and you should not try to feed them. Be specially careful approaching a mare with a foal as these horses are protective parents.