Many brilliant farmers are rising to the challenge of restoring nature

FARMERS are helping to restore natural habitat while producing food profitably, conservationists have said.

- Steph Spyro

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said with 70% of the UK farmed, reversing nature's decline would not be possible without the agricultural sector.

Katie-jo Luxton, director of conservation at the RSPB, said the nation cannot save nature without the help of farmers.

She added: "Despite the pressures that a changing climate and biodiversity loss can bring, many brilliant farmers and land managers are rising to the challenge of restoring nature while still producing food in a profitable way."