River Tamar allowed to flood farmland to help wildlife and climate theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Cornish local food hub celebrated its one anniversary last week having started during the first national lockdown. The Helston Local Food Hub started during the first Covid-19 national lockdown when Helston Farmers’ Market was unable to open and producers had lost a valuable market whilst customers were no longer able to easily access their favourite local food. The Helston Local Food Hub, which is run by Alastair Cameron and supported by Helston Climate Action Group, operates in a similar way to a click and collect service at a supermarket.
Elizabeth McKetta with her Food Hub collection. What makes the Helston Local Food Hub different is its relationships with over 30 local producers whose stock is delivered every Saturday morning so customers can collect in Helston, Constantine, Mullion and St Keverne and Porthallow.
National Trust turns back clock 200 years by returning farmland to floodplain
It is hoped that the newly flooded land will provide a habitat for aquatic birds and otters
The section of land at Cotehele before works started
Credit: Steve Haywood
The National Trust is to turn back the clock 200 years as it returns farmland to floodplain.
A field in Cotehele, Cornwall is to be returned to wetland after being converted to grazing land by the Victorians.
The £250,000 scheme on a 1.7-hectare (4.2 acre) field alongside the River Tamar will restore an original flood plain that was turned into farmland in the 19th century by engineers using an artificial embankment, the charity said.
National Trust give River Tamar farmland back to create nature habitat plymouthherald.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from plymouthherald.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.