The British countryside is being killed by herbicides and insecticides – can anything save it?

From orchids and moths to hedgehogs and toads, our wildflowers and wildlife are dying out. Making the meadows safe again is a huge challenge – but there are glimmers of hopeIn June 2011 I took a long drive up the A1, the Great North Road. At Scotch Corner I turned for Barnard Castle. The villages were well kept, the countryside was green, the fields dotted with sheep. Everything was normal. Or so I thought.Beyond Barnard Castle I took a narrow lane into part of Upper Teesdale and suddenly