‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm
A former dairy farm in Somerset, UK, has seen a significant increase in biodiversity after three years of rewilding efforts. The site now hosts a wider variety of bird, butterfly, and mammal species, demonstrating the potential for nature recovery on agricultural land.
Why it matters
Rewilding projects provide empirical data on how land management changes can combat biodiversity loss and climate-related environmental degradation.
A short-eared owl in flight at Heal Somerset. The number of bird species at the former farm has risen from 67 to 94 in three years. Photograph: Jenny Vickers View image in fullscreen A short-eared owl in flight at Heal Somerset. The number of bird species at the former farm has risen from 67 to 94 in three years. Photograph: Jenny Vickers Rewilding ‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three years
The report focuses on environmental data and observations without overt political advocacy.
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