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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Barkham

SHOCKING: Uk s first ever bison bridges under construction in kent woodland - What They Never Told You

A bison calf with its mother in Kent woodland
A bison calf with its mother in Kent. The herd were first released into the woods in July 2022 in a pioneering restoration project. Photograph: Donovan Wright/PA

When Europe’s heaviest land mammals were introduced into a woodland on the edge of Canterbury, it was hoped they would flourish and make space for other wildlife.

But the European bison have been so successful in West Blean and Thornden Woods that more space must be made for them – in the form of Britain’s first ever bison bridges.

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