The scheme should encourage wildlife such as lapwings, stone curlews and plants such as Devil's Bit Scabious and wild thyme.

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This is country where the local scrub of wild olive, thyme and holm oak give it a Spaghetti-Western feel.

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But don't miss a hike with botanist Stephane Rogliano through the maquis, the hypnotically fragrant cover of shrubs and wild herbs (mint, thyme, laurel, rosemary) that spreads over much of the island.

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