Farmer’s unusual harvest wins environment award
A UNIQUE scheme by a Chester farmer to feed giraffes using willow which he cut back to create a wetland habitat for birds has won him an environmental award.
Huw Rowlands, of Grange Farm, Mickle Trafford, Chester, had initially thought he would have to burn the willow lopped from the banks of the River Gowy.
But a chance meeting with a woman who attended his first "open farm" event during the summer led to giraffes at Chester Zoo reaping the benefit of his efforts to create a haven for lapwings.