FARMING THE WILD WAY

Dave Hamilton visits the farm of BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Chris Skinner, who has spent the past 10 years transforming a struggling farm near Norwich into a wildlife haven

- Dave Hamilton

WALK: High Ash Farm, Norfolk

When farm owner W Chris Skinner realised he was putting in all the hours under the sun only to sell his produce at a loss, he knew it was time for a change. In 2010, Chris sold his beloved combine harvester and, with the help of a Government grant, set about transforming High Ash Farm.

Over the next decade, Chris and his family planted thousands of wildflower seeds and hundreds of trees. He also planted miles of hedgerows in the very places that he had been paid to pull them out only a couple of decades before.

THE ROUTE 3.4MILES/5.5KM 12 HOURS I EASY

CREATURES WILL COME