I had a fascinating visit to the National Trust Hinton Ampner estate yesterday. We walked around the estate to look at all the environmental changes that the National Trust are bringing in to improve diversity. The source of the River Itchen is on the estate and they are putting in various measures to help the water quality and to mitigate any flooding. It has been fantastic to see this NT property develop since they were given it by Ralph Dutton in the 1990s and is definitely worth a visit or walk around the park and farmland. There will be more tree planting later in the year and I hope that others will join me in volunteering to help. I am looking forward to monitoring all the environmental changes which follow what the government is encouraging landowners to do. @hintonampnernationaltrust @nationaltrust #placestovisitinmeonvalley #meonvalley #meonvalleywalks
