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Rothbury Estate purchase appeal passes halfway with £5m grant
Conservation groups attempting to buy a huge stretch of land in the north east of England have secured £5m towards their goal.
The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust are attempting to raise £30m to buy the 3,800ha (15-sq-m) Rothbury Estate in Northumberland in a bid to boost biodiversity.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the latest organisation to donate to the appeal and its pledge takes the amount amassed so far to £16m, but to unlock the latest grant the appeal must raise the remainder of the funding by the end of September 2026.
The Wildlife Trusts' president Liz Bonnin said the grant was a "major step towards securing the beautiful and historic" estate.
Boost to Rothbury Estate campaign but still work to do
Celebrations are in order as the half way stage has been reached in the campaign to secure the 3,800-hectare Rothbury Estate in Northumberland for nature – but urgency remains.
A £5 million award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) takes the total raised so far to £16 million, making the £30 million cost of purchase seem more achievable.
The award was welcomed as “a major boost” by The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust which are leading on what they hope will become one of the most ambitious nature recovery projects in the country.
Following the successful purchase of the estate in 2024, including the Simonside Hills, much loved by walkers, the fundraising has gone well, they say.
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David Attenborough-backed appeal for 40-mile 'wild' corridor passes halfway mark
THE appeal to purchase a historic Northumberland estate backed by Sir David Attenborough has hit the halfway mark.
The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust launched a £30 million appeal to purchase the Rothbury Estate, a 15-square-mile tract of former grouse moor, woodland, farmland, streams, and rivers, with plans to boost wildlife, restore bogs, and champion nature-friendly farming.
The appeal has passed the halfway mark after a £5m donation from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, pushing the total raised so far to £16.5m.
The Trusts purchased part of the Rothbury Estate, which included the much-loved Simonside Hills, in October 2024.
The historic estate is the largest area of land to be put on sale in England in decades. It sits in the heart of what nature experts said could be a 40-mile 'wild' corridor of protected landscapes, nature reserves and wildlife-focused estates stretching from the coast to Kielder and the Scottish border.
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