Blenheim Estate: How tech is protecting 'the finest view in England'

Data analysis and a sprawling sensor network are saving money and boosting biodiversity

Tom Allen
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Blenheim Estate: How tech is protecting 'the finest view in England'

Data is at the heart of the Blenheim Estate’s efforts to restore and support nature across West Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire's sprawling Blenheim Estate has been called "the finest view in England." With 12,000 acres of rolling wood- and farmland, it's easy to see why Winston Churchill's father, Randolph, hel...

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