Rewilding project plan as trust purchases Middleton Moor (www.bbc.com)

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A wildlife trust has announced plans for a rewilding project after purchasing 135 acres (54 hectares) of moorland in Derbyshire.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust purchased Middleton Moor, near Wirksworth, after receiving a Biffa Award grant of more than £825,000 and £182,000 in public donations following an appeal.

The trust bought the site for £820,000 and said it will use the remaining money to "support an ambitious, landscape-scale restoration project to rewild the moor, reconnect habitats, and unlock its full potential for nature's recovery".

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