River Restoration at Wild Woodbury
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Allowing nature to take the lead is the ethos underpinning the rewilding project at Wild Woodbury. Reversing the system of deep ditches built to drain the land was a key part of the vision to rewet the land to create habitat for wildlife and to slow the flow to reduce flood risk - find out how and why Dorset Wildlife Trust has renaturalised the headwaters of the River Sherford across the land and the difference it has made for wildlife and people.   SUPPORT WILD WOODBURY https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do/conservation-work-land/wild-woodbury   BECOME A MEMBER Become a member and protect wild spaces in Dorset https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/become-member   STAY CONNECTED Join our mailing list https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/emailsignup   FIND US Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dorsetwildlife/   Twitter https://twitter.com/DorsetWildlife   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dorsetwildlife/   Watch our videos on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/DorsetWildlifeTrust   GIVE A WILDLIFE GIFT Shop for membership gifts and adoptions https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/shop     With Thanks to Rob Farrington, Seb Haggett Production: Dani Wilson
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