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Farmer quit intensive wheat farming nearly 40 years ago in protest, then nature took over & turned his 377-acre land into wildlife haven

Nearly 40 years ago, an English farmer made the decision to stop intensive wheat farming, paving the way for the Strawberry Hill nature reserve. This 377-acre sanctuary has now achieved permanent protection thanks to a successful fundraising drive. The former farmland is flourishing with wildlife, including endangered species like nightingales…

The Economic Times

In 1988, an English farmer stopped cultivating his entire 377-acre wheat farm; 35 years later, it became one of central England’s biggest refuges for scrub, woodland and rare wildlife

An abandoned wheat farm in England has been transformed into a thriving nature reserve after decades of neglect. Following a dedicated public campaign, £1.5 million was raised to acquire the land, ensuring its protection for future generations. This 377-acre area now boasts a rich variety of wildlife, including numerous endangered…

The Times of India

Country diary: A late-night nightingale serenade

Strawberry Hill, Bedfordshire: After an evening round the campfire, we head into the wonderfully, chaotically alive scrub, to hear the headline act

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‘I stabbed him fully’: Killer bragged about murdering student on railway tracks over £50 drug deal

Dino Donaldson, 21, was convicted of the murder of Anojan Gnaneswaran at Strawberry Hill station in Twickenham in 2024

The Independent UK

Killer bragged ‘I stabbed him fully’ after murdering student on railway tracks

Dino Donaldson, 21, from Ealing, west London was found guilty of killing Anojan Gnaneswaran at Strawberry Hill train station in January 2024.

Evening Standard

Derek Purnell obituary

Dancer and later chief executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet who took leading roles at the Wallace Collection and then Strawberry Hill House in London

The Guardian - UK

Hidden London: Strawberry Hill House

Don’t scare easily? Then visit the inspiration for the first ever Gothic novel, says John Darlington

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‘They had no idea it was Caligula’: bronze bust of Roman emperor found after 200 years

A tiny Roman rarity cast near Vesuvius and once owned by the writer and politician Horace Walpole has been discovered by an eagle-eyed curator

The Guardian - UK

Strawberry Hill stabbing: Man, 19, charged with murder over fatal knifing

Anojan Gnaneswaran was fatally stabbed inside Strawberry Hill station on January 8

Evening Standard

Strawberry Hill murder victim was 'much loved son and brother who excelled at sports'

Anojan Gnaneswaran, 21, remembered by relatives as much-loved son and brother

Evening Standard

Twickenham: Man, 21, murdered and boy, 16, injured in double stabbing at Strawberry Hill train station

Four men remain in custody as police increase visibility patrols in the area

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