About 25, 000 members of public chip in £17 m towards 3, 800-hectare Rothbury estate, described as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’
One of the most ambitious nature recovery projects ever undertaken in England can go ahead after campaigners announced they had raised £30 m to buy an estate in Northumberland.
The Wildlife Trusts’ bid to buy the Rothbury estate , an area the size of Athens, had been championed by David Attenborough who on Friday thanked the public for their help. Continue reading...