Wild Harvest

Britains countryside is undergoing a revolution For decades our farmland wildlife has been in serious decline a depressing tale of hedges ripped out marshes drained and fields saturated with chemicals Now something remarkable is happening wildlife is starting to recover and across our countryside theres real optimism that we can combine wildlife with productive farms Thanks to the dramatic rise of organic farming and a brand new system of subsidies animals like lapwing skylark dormice and barn owls are making a comeback In Devon horseshoe bats are benefiting from organic cow pats in Yorkshire black grouse are thriving thanks to later hay making Could our countryside one day return to its former wild glory