Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
Rewilding projects on the National Trust’s Holnicote estate have successfully maintained lush, green landscapes during a summer of severe heatwaves. These nature-based interventions, such as restoring wetlands and rivers, demonstrate significant resilience against drought and extreme weather compared to surrounding parched land.
Why it matters
It provides empirical evidence that nature-based solutions can mitigate the impacts of climate change, countering political skepticism regarding rewilding efforts.
A stream winds through fields on the Holnicote estate. The rewilding projects help ‘store water during drought … and slow water during extreme rainfall’. Photograph: Steve Sayers/National Trust Images A stream winds through fields on the Holnicote estate. The rewilding projects help ‘store water during drought … and slow water during extreme rainfall’. Photograph: Steve Sayers/National Trust Images Rewilding Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
Prefer the Guardian on Google Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis.
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