Farming for Beetles

Available for over a year

Verity Sharp meets a farmer who's a leading expert on dung beetles. Sally-Ann Spence is a passionate entomologist who's created a haven for insects on the family arable farm. By grazing carefully selected sheep and cattle, she's restored ancient chalk grasslands in Wiltshire. Sally-Ann's transformed an old dairy into a laboratory and lecture room. She calls it "The Berrycroft Hub" and each year welcomes scores of people, from children and conservationists, to farmers and villagers, teaching them how agriculture and bio-diversity can work side-by-side. Producer: Rebecca Rooney