TV presenter and farmer, Adam Henson, 59, has shed light on a 'challenging setback' he's had to overcome on the 40-hectare plot of land he recently acquired, away from his Cotswolds family farm.
The update comes after Countryfile host Adam described leaving the 650-hectare farm, when its current tenancy runs out, as "the end of an era", as he and his wife, Charlie, will set up home in a nearby bungalow after their children admitted to having no plans to one day run the farm themselves.
Adam works his farm when away from our screens, following in the footsteps of his father, Joe, who began running the farm in 1971.
"My dad was ahead of his time by opening a farm for people to come and visit, bottle-feed a lamb or hold a chick," He told the Daily Express.
"While I was pulling on my wellies and chasing my dad out of the door to join him on the farm, my own children aren't interested in a career in farming.
"Sure, they can lamb a sheep and drive a tractor, but my daughter lives in Perth as an events organiser and my son is a financial advisor in Leeds."
Writing in the Countryfile Magazine, the BBC star opened up about his newly purchased plot, which is dotted with 'veteran' trees, the name for a tree in its mature stage of life, some being hundreds of years old.
The BBC presenter admitted the site's "patchwork of habitats" really appealed to him, but would prove to be an "agricultural challenge". He also confirmed he had enlisted Jo Leigh, of The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group to roam the grounds and hand out advice.
"A while ago, I brought a little flock of sheep to the area," Adam wrote in the magazine.
"But almost immediately they started getting tangled up in the brambles. After that setback, I'm happy to say Jo confirmed my hunch that introducing cattle to graze the area is the way forward."
The tried and tested method offered Adam plenty of benefits, other than saving time on untangling his sheep.
He added: "It will benefit the animals, encourage more insects and, in turn, boost biodiversity. Exactly what I want to achieve. In effect, it's turning the clock back to the days when our farming forebears regularly let their livestock roam free in this way.
"Those veteran trees will be the crowning glory of my own classic wood pasture and I can't wait to get started."
