Terry Bones had to change golf course when his golf club Waterhall was forced to close two years ago.
The Brighton Municipal Board said no when the nearly 100-year-old club wanted to extend its lease.
- It's just a fad right now.
There is so much greenery here.
You do not have to close golf courses, which are good for the environment, he says.
At Waterhall, the bunkers have started to grow again, because now the wild nature is to be lured back.
Wilding, or rewilding, is a way of using nature to deal with the climate crisis.
- Thousands of insects can live here.
Some parts of Waterhall have as much biodiversity as a rainforest, says Jamie Lloyd, who is a project manager and local politician.
- We need wild places like this all over the planet, he continues.
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