How rewilding could transform the countryside

Rewilding selected landscapes could provide a huge boost to biodiversity and to the rural economy says Rebecca Wrigley of Rewilding Britain in episode 10, season 11 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodcast

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Fergus Collins

Published: March 22, 2022 at 4:29 pm

Head for a wander around RSPB Otmoor in Oxfordshire in late winter with Rebecca Wrigley from Rewilding Britain argues the case for huge change across the countryside to provide space for nature and opportunities for local people. Annabel Ross is your host.

Later the Plodcast team discuss how to rewild a city plus the power of the urban peregrine.

Editor, BBC Countryfile Magazine

Editor of BBC Countryfile Magazine, Fergus lives in deepest Monmouthshire with his family, where his neighbours are farmers, buzzards and sheep. When not working on the magazine he wanders the hills, grows vegetables and plans adventures.

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