DATA VS NATURE

Caught by the River · Jul 14, 2026

What does The Animals of Farthing Wood’s displacement tale look like in the age of AI? Abi Andrews considers animal sentience, the data centre deluge, and the new “pay-to-destroy” approach to planning. A bucolic scene of thick woods atop a green hill, a fox jumps onto a hollow log looking pensive yet determined, he turns […]