Rewilding the Knepp Estate - 'the entire estate was much more suited to grassland than arable cropping'

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Knepp's 'wild beef' herd
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Knepp's 'wild beef' herd

The Knepp Estate rewilding project is regarded as one of the best examples of its kind on a global scale. Owner, Sir Charlie Burrell, has enhanced the West Sussex estate's future economic stability...

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