In 2021, a North Yorkshire estate began restoring 2,500 acres of intensively farmed land; four years later, 330,000 trees and 1,700+ species mark its comeback

• Nature recovery at Broughton SanctuaryFour years after moving 2,500 acres of North Yorkshire farmland away from intensive farming, conservation teams at Broughton Sanctuary have recorded more than 1,700 species and planted 330,000 trees across the estate.
• According to the Broughton Sanctuary State of Nature Recovery Report, published in December 2025, 80 per cent of the 1,030-hectare historic site near Skipton is now managed through rewilding and nature-friendly farming methods.
• The land was previously mainly used as monoculture pasture.