In the late 1980s, an English farm was left to rewild; 35 years later, the 377-acre site hosted nightingales, turtle doves, and 11 bat species

In the late 1980s, a farmer stopped farming his 377 acres, and scrub and young woods took over. By 2024, it held half of Bedfordshire's nightingales.
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 7:00 am IST
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