Wildlife trusts secure £30m Rothbury Estate purchase after Sir David Attenborough backed campaign

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-10-30 10:59 UTC

The Wildlife Trusts described this as a "once in a generation opportunity" to create "a vision for landscape-scale nature recovery" for the 9,500-acre estate.

A landmark campaign to save one of the UK's most important landscapes for nature following a two-year £30m public appeal backed by the likes of Sir David Attenborough has succeeded.

The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have announce they have successfully completed the purchase of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland.

The "once in a generation opportunity" as described by the Wildlife Trusts aims to create "a vision for landscape-scale nature recovery" for the 9,500-acre estate.

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