A group of bison from a UK-first conservation project in Kent is settling into its new home in Cumbria as part of a scheme to restore wildlife.Land managers say the animals at Castletown Estate, between the Eden and Esk rivers north of Carlisle, are already starting to "bash through" woodland and open up habitat to create a much richer and more diverse landscape.The new breeding herd, which moved north from Kent earlier in the year, is part of the "Solway Wild Lands" project which aims to restor

A group of bison from a UK-first conservation project in Kent is settling into its new home in Cumbria as part of a scheme to restore wildlife.Land managers say the animals at Castletown Estate, between the Eden and Esk rivers north of Carlisle, are already starting to "bash through" woodland and open up habitat to create a much richer and more diverse landscape.The new breeding herd, which moved north from Kent earlier in the year, is part of the "Solway Wild Lands" project which aims to restore wildlife by letting natural processes and species such as bison and beavers reshape parts of the landscape, alongside managing land for commercial farming.