'It's conservation in action' – WWT Slimbridge's grounds manager on creating emotional connection through landscape

'It's conservation in action' – WWT Slimbridge's grounds manager on creating emotional connection through landscape

Slimbridge Wetland Centre is one of Gloucestershire's most popular family days out, but it's also an internationally significant conservation area – as grounds manager, Chris Rixton, explains to SoGlos.

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'It's conservation in action' – WWT Slimbridge's grounds manager on creating emotional connection through landscape

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