Francis Fulford: Carbon Capture Comes to Rewilding [7 min listen]

Voices of the Countryside

Damage a tree and its reaction is to try to heal itself. A lot of this action happens below ground in increased root growth. This leads to 'Carbon Capture.' So next time you see a tree, bash it and help save the planet. So goes the new theory...

Coming soon to a cinema near you, Wilding. According to The Guardian, this is “The film about the farming couple who struck gold through rewilding.” Not, real gold you understand, but lots of lovely lolly from me and you. The taxpayer,

It is the story of the Knepp Castle estate in Sussex. A story familiar to most as Charles Burrell and his wife are masters of publicity. It tells the story of how Charles, after labouring for seventeen years trying to make a decent living farming 3,500 acres of Wealden clay, and failing, had a damascene moment. “Why am I working so hard for so little?” he thought. Then in a blinding flash he heard a voice say: “Why not do nothing instead- and get paid for it.”