An aerial view of Wild Ken Hill, a patchwork of habitats between the main A149 coast road an the shores of the Wash
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However, the estate is equally keen to show how insects, songbirds, lapwings and predators are thriving on the farmland which covers half the estate and is managed using regenerative practices geared towards soil health and biodiversity.
Springwatch has previously made its home at the RSPB s Minsmere reserve in Suffolk and the Pensthorpe Natural Park near Fakenham.
But Dominic Buscall, project manager at Wild Ken Hill, said the show s decision to be based at the working estate in west Norfolk was a valuable chance to raise the profile of the growing rewilding and regenerative farming movements.
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