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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

Aerial view of a green, wet stream corridor winding through a dry, brown stubble field with a lone tree and farmland beyond.
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

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.

The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown.

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