reclamation

The ridges in the foreground are the remains of daffodil farming that took place on the island in the 1800's. The flowers were then exported to places like Covent Garden in London. The last private owner of the island insisted that the island be returned to nature, trees grew up and the paths became overgrown so that only the areas closest to the landing point were still acessible. Nature was allowed to reclaim the open fields.