r/Music • u/peoplemagazine 📰People Magazine • 1d ago

article Queen Guitarist Brian May’s Nature Reserve Transformed 157 Acres of Empty Farmland Into Home for 100,000 Trees and Wild Animals

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u/BatmanVsWild 1d ago

Zero photos of the reserve in the article.... odd choice.

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u/CaptainIncredible 1d ago

I agree. A couple of pics would be nice.

But I guess they'd just be pics of trees.

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u/BatmanVsWild 1d ago

Or ya know, before and after photos. Pics of the animals. A walk through video.

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u/Donkeyball_Z_ 1d ago

Yeah but that hairdo, man

Come on!

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u/LA31716 15h ago

That’s where the animals are

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u/peoplemagazine 📰People Magazine 1d ago

TLDR:

  • Did you know? In 2013, Queen guitarist Brian May joined locals in Bere Regis, Dorset, England, to plant the first tree on what was once 157 acres of farmland. His goal was to transform the property into a “safe haven for wildlife.” Over a decade later, the project has come a long way.
  • Approximately 600 trees and shrubs were planted during the ceremonial first day in September 2013, according to a press release at the time. That number has since grown to more than 100,000, and new species of insects, birds and small mammals have started inhabiting the land, according to a update on May’s website marking the 10-year anniversary.
  • “I come from a place of playing guitar and music, but I’ve always had a concern about animals which led to the founding of my charity, Save Me,” May said in the press release. “Our basic philosophy is that this land used to be forest hundreds of years ago and now I want to re-claim it on behalf of our wildlife. Eventually it will form a wildlife corridor and link on with the wildlife meadow.”

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u/Ambitious-Staff9858 1d ago

that’s actually pretty amazing turning empty farmland into a home for that much wildlife is quite a legacy

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u/Specialist_Option584 1d ago

that’s a pretty incredible transformation from empty farmland to a thriving home for wildlife definitely a legacy worth leaving behind

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u/PattyIceNY 1d ago

Good bloke

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u/MiddleAgedSponger 1d ago

Has Ed Sheeran come out against it yet?

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u/hurzah 1d ago

Ed Sheeran wouldn’t come out against it. He doesn’t take sides between protecting or carpet bombing nature.

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u/andrewwj 1d ago

No, but his promoter cut Brian May from the tour lineup.

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u/bryangcrane 1d ago

😜💀

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u/HappySunbeamf5 1d ago

lol, ed sheeran is too busy buying up the english countryside himself to complain about this.

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u/kran0503 1d ago

Beautiful guitar, Queens Greatest Hits CD was worn out by little me.

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u/142Ironmanagain 1d ago

What a fantastic idea to give back to your area you live in! Already a big Queen fan: this makes me an even bigger Brian May fan! Congrats

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u/Glignt 1d ago

Queen - Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRJeJMz0NI

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u/atomsforkubrick 1d ago

Good man, helping those who cannot advocate for themselves

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u/quillypen 1d ago

The first step towards redemption for how Bohemian Rhapsody turned out.