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Farmers in Hampshire and West Sussex have successfully restored populations of lapwings that are facing extinction.

They are encouraging the bird species, which is synonymous with farmland, to nest by keeping patches of fields uncultivated and protected from predators.

But some are concerned about the future of such projects, after the government suddenly closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) green funding scheme.

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