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Cambridgeshire farmland to be regenerated into meadows, ponds and wetlands
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A nature restoration project is transforming almost 70 acres of low-yield arable farmland near Warboys, Cambridgeshire, into new habitats for wildlife, including meadows, ponds and wetlands.
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- Almost 70 acres (28ha) of intensively farmed arable land near Warboys are being transformed.
- The project aims to create habitats for species such as skylarks, brown hares, badgers, small heath butterflies and bats.
- Plans include restoring a floodplain along more than 2km of the High Lode river.
- The initiative forms part of a wider 30-year project covering more than 200 acres (81ha) of arable land.
- The site will be managed by a local farming family who previously owned the land.