Numbers of UK animals are still falling, the new State of the Nature report warns, but farm leaders say the industry plays a 'crucial role' in reversing this.
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Big Farmland Bird Count has revealed the extensive conservation work undertaken by farmers, as a total of 149 species were recorded across more than 1.5m acres.
Farmers counted 460,000 birds in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count, which was organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and sponsored