A crucial but threatened habitat has been revitalised following decades of decline after conservationists decided to run a five-tonne tractor over it. The unusual action was part of a wider effort to save the marsh clubmoss, an endangered plant that evolved 400 million years ago and forms a vital component of damp heathlands. The plant has declined by 85 per cent in recent decades as its habitat has been largely wiped out, leaving only a few sites in Dorset and Hampshire.
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