Wildlife groups near £30m goal to buy Northumberland's Rothbury Estate

The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have raised £29m of their £30m target to buy the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, after a £1.9m government pledge. They aim to boost wildlife, restore bogs and promote nature-friendly farming, potentially creating a 40-mile nature recovery corridor. Public donations close on Friday, though some local farmers call the project 'a folly'.