The explorer and broadcaster Bruce Parry was one of the headline speakers at the weekend's Seed Festival at Hawkwood College.
The former Royal Marine, known for his support of the rights of indigenous peoples, joined environmentalist Jonathan Porritt plus BBC Springwatch's Gillian Burke and Mary Portas among others.
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