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WW1 soldier's pioneering research for nature
A ground-breaking conservation project which begun in the trenches in the First World War is now being carried on by Ben Fogle in his latest series of Countrywise.
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WW1 soldier's conservation project hailed as groundbreaking
Well, he's made his name travelling to far-flung corners of the world as an adventurer. But now Ben Fogle has returned to his roots here in the South, filming for a new series of ITV's Countrywise programme. Ben's been looking at a very special conservation project which has its origins in the trenches of the First World War. Malcolm Shaw has the story.