Trees, grasses and wildlife are returning as Lord Dunsany recreates a
vanished landscape in County Meath
Randal Plunkett strides through the hip-high grass of Dunsany, a
650-hectare (1,600-acre) estate in the middle of Ireland
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/ireland>, trailed by an invisible swarm
of midges and his four jack russell terriers: Tiny, Lumpy, Chow and Beavis
& Butt-Head.
The cattle and sheep are long gone, so too are the lawns and many of the
crops. In their place is a riot of shrubs, flowers and trees, along with
insects and creatures that call this fledgling wilderness their home.
It is probably Ireland <https://www.theguardian.com/world/ireland>’s most
ambitious attempt at rewilding on private land, an attempt to recreate a
vanished landscape in a swath of County Meath, 20 miles north-west of
Dublin.
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Lawrence London, 08/16/2021