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Research led by Professor Carl Sayer at UCL Geography has found that abandoned farmland can recover naturally and develop into a diverse wildflower meadow, raising questions about some conventional methods used in habitat restoration.
Published in Restoration Ecology, the research followed changes in plant life over 11 years (2011-2022) in a two-hectare field in North Norfolk. Farming at the site ended after its final crop in 2005. Aside from a tradit...
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