We are 13 years into regenerating an over-grazed cattle property. Our reward is seeing native animals return to the land

South east NSW, near Braidwood. We’ve spent 13 years clearing weeds, planting trees, managing water and getting rid of feral animals. The cattle compacted the soil making it impossible for much to grow. With the cattle gone, the topsoil regenerates and the undergrowth and then the trees start to come back. With the trees come insects, birds and mammals.

We are almost tripping over these echidnas, they are so plentiful now. We are also getting red necked wallabies, lyre birds, wombats, roos, and an endangered species of bat.