Nature-friendly farming boosts birds, butterflies, bees, and bats, report finds

Stuart Stone
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Natural England study suggests Agri-Environment Schemes are boosting biodiversity - but warns 'finite land’ under pressure to deliver on multiple fronts

England's bird, butterfly, bee, and bat populations are among the beneficiaries of nature-friendly farming practices introduced under Natural England's Agri-Environment Schemes (AES), new government research...

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