# Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-30T05:00:44+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/30/wildlife-trusts-northumberland-nature-recovery-rothbury-estate
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/wildlife-trusts-hit-30m-target-to-buy-and-rewild-huge-northumberland-e-7a687d/

About 25,000 members of public chip in £17m 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 £30m to buy an estate in Northumberland. The Wildlife Trusts’ bid to buy the Rothbury estate , an area the size of Athens, had been ch

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