Back to the Future in Norfolk?

It's strange how, encouraging nature, generally involves reversing the activities of a few decades ago. Ghost pingos were ponds created, in parts of England, by retreating glaciers, at the end of the last ice age. Many were simply covered in to facilitate industrial agriculture. Now, on two former farms, near Thetford in Norfolk, Ghost pingos will be carefully re-excavated. The process will be similar to that used by archaeologists (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/23/buried-ponds-to-be-excavated-in-norfolk-to-revive-wildlife). The restored ponds are intended to revive wildlife in that area. Pingos will be home to (amongst others) the Scarce emerald damselfly (a small relative of the dragonfly) and the Northern pool frog. This project appears to be following the same tradition, as getting farmers to restore hedges. Hundreds of miles of hedges were removed, because they 'got in the way' of agriculture. These structures are, however, now recognised as being essential, when attempting to encourage biodiversity. Hedges provide shelter, refuges, nesting locations and increase connectivity within the landscape.