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As emergency authorisation is granted for sugar beet farmers to use banned pesticides, growers need a realistic plan to transition to more nature-friendly methods.
Reflecting on her autumn harvests and thriving wildlife populations, Alys Fowler slows down to plan her next steps in designing a nature-led garden.
While you might associate bees with spring and summer, many species don’t hibernate over winter and benefit from food sources, shelter and places to nest.
As the Knepp Estate opens the doors on its new ‘wilding kitchen’, founder and author Isabella Tree tells Ben Eagle about what species she wants to bring back next and why she hopes to blend in.
Some cynical farmers are actually delaying making improvements, in the belief that they will be paid more for restoring later.
Issue 12: Fairness and five years.
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