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Wildlife trusts secure £30m Rothbury Estate purchase

After a two-year fundraising campaign supported by Sir David Attenborough, conservation groups have successfully acquired a vast upland property. The Rothbury Estate, spanning 9,500 acres of woodland, farmland, and former grouse moor in Northumberland, was purchased by The Wildlife Trusts—a coalition of 47 conservation charities—and the Northumberland Wildlife Trust (NWT). Their goal is to preserve…