. —— to wicken fen stop there is some would you, tl, if you shovel. are they mallards? old est near cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature near cambridge is thought to be the old est nature reserve near cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature reserve in the uk. backin oldest nature reserve in the uk. back in the day we would get one or 200 individuals, now upwards of 1000. over the last two decades they doubled the size of the reserve, which is now home to 9800 —— 9820 species. how have they done this? turn the valve on and let the water in. by flooding the fields. probably the most important is the fact that in re—wetting the peat, the soil, that locks the carbon away. it locks away the carbon that was already in the soil back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. that's the biggest benefit. from turning farmlands to floodplains, they have reduced the greenhouse gas emissions hereby 80%. we are as hands—on as possible. by introducing animals and by putting water back into the landscape, which has formally been drained, it allows mot

wicken fen in cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature reserve in the uk.wo decades, they've doubled the size of the reserve which is now home to 9820 species. but how have they done this? turn the valve on and let the water in. by flooding the fields. probably the most important is the fact that in rewetting the peat, the soil, that locks the carbon away, looks the carbon that is already in the soil, locks it back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. that is the biggest benefit. from turning farmlands to flood plains, they've reduced the greenhouse gas emissions year by 80%. —— here by 80%. we are as hands—off as possible, and by introducing animals and by putting water back into the landscape which has formerly been drained, it allows mother nature to take its course and the wildlife comes back with it, as well. and the national trust have found that the topsy—turvy weather this year, with the warm start coupled with the wet autumn, is disrupting much of our wildlife across the uk. winners, we have had some of our migrant specie

we have been to the other side of the country to cambridgeshire to wicken fen to see how they are faringldest nature reserve in the uk. back in the day we would get one or two individuals, now into the thousands. over the last two decades they have doubled the size of the reserve which is home to 9820 species. but how have they done this? turn the valve on and let the water in. by flooding the fields. probably the most important is the fact that in re—wetting the soil, that locks the carbon that is already in the soil, it locks it back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. that is the biggest benefit from from turning farmlands to flood plains, they have reduced gas emissions here by 80%. we are as hands—off as possible by introducing animals and putting water back into the landscape which had been drained. it allows mother nature to ta ke drained. it allows mother nature to take its course and the wildlife comes back with it as well. what they are doing here, seems to be working. if you go to the left, you can see a pair with their heads down feeding. this year

wicken fen near cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature reserve in the uk.reserve, which is now home to 9820 species. how have they done this? turn the valve on and let the water in. by flooding the fields. probably the most important is the fact that in re—wetting the peat, the soil, that locks the carbon away. it locks away the carbon that was already in the soil back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. that's the biggest benefit. from turning farmlands to floodplains, they have reduced the greenhouse gas emissions here by 80%. we are as hands—on as possible. by introducing animals and by putting water back into the landscape, which has formally been drained, it allows mother nature to take its course and the wildlife comes back with it as well. what they are doing seems to be working. if you go to the left you can see a pair of gadwall, heads down, feeding. this year saw the first pair of breeding cranes in a century. this mosaic of wildlife landscapes is now one of the most prolific and diverse nature reserves in the country.