Last modified on Sun 23 May 2021 04.10 EDT A small patch of Bourne North Fen in Lincolnshire provides an intriguing contrast to the vast stretches of wheat and rapeseed that surround it. Untended for years, this little piece of land is now covered with grass and reeds surrounding a wood of willow and alder. Last week, between downpours, this tiny six-hectare plot bristled with wildlife: a cuckoo called insistently; the occasional booming sound of the bittern â one of Britainâs rarest birds â could be heard; a hare ambled around. It is a tiny paradise, set in some of Englandâs most intensely farmed landscapes. And if Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust has its way, there is likely soon to be a tenfold increase in this activity at Bourne North Fen.