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Isabella Tree: Is rewilding a pathway to a healthier planet?

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The Impact of Weeds on Farmland

We have a boundary fence around the entire estate so that the deer don't go onto the roads but essentially they are free roaming. We've got the densest population of nightingales probably in Britain right here and that's one of the well most critically endangered species. Last year we found a large tortoise shell butterfly that was breeding here that was thought to be extinct in Britain for 50 years. The only place where turtle dove numbers are actually rising and that's entirely natural, he says. He adds: "What we're providing here is pollinating insects and natural press controls"

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