Scientists Let Nature Take Over a Former Crop Field. The Results Were Remarkable
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Over a decade (2011–2022), a two-hectare abandoned Norfolk farmland naturally recovered into wildflower-rich grassland through annual hay cutting alone, without expensive seed mixes or soil removal—demonstrating that former cropland can restore high plant diversity within 10–15 years through natural recovery, challenging costly government-funded seeding programs.
The study documents one field in the UK with specific conditions; scalability to other regions and farm types may vary.
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