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Sybil Ruscoe visits Madeline and Gareth Boaz at their farm to find out how they and the Countryside Restoration Trust are encouraging a host of farmland birds onto their land.
To mark the culmination of farmland bird week Sybil Ruscoe visits Madeline and Gareth Boaz at Turnastone Court Farm in Herefordshire to find out how in conjunction with the Countryside Restoration Trust they're encouraging a host of farmland birds onto their land, such as Swifts, Swallows, Lapwings and Housemartins. This is done with bird boxes, hedges and pasture management all of which combine to provide habitat and foodstuffs for these iconic farmland bird species.
Producer: Toby Field
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- Sat 29 Jun 201906:30BBC Radio 4
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