Some good news for once.. Wildlife charities buy huge swathe of private land

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Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years

Charities plan to create flagship for nature recovery on 3,850-hectare portion of estate sold by Duke of Northumberland’s son

www.theguardian.com

With all the doom and gloom this article jumped out as a nice story today.

Haven't properly read it for catches. But still nice to read.

 

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When I die (assuming world is around) ill be donating my money to charity. And charities that spend on this stuff move right up the list.


I just drew 10000 acres on map near where I live. That is a lot of land!

 

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I'm not sure how a shortage of housing stock is "positive news".

This country is painfully lacking in housing which is causing rents and house prices to be through the roof, causing a significant proportion of people's taxes being funneled back into the pockets of landlords via Housing Benefit(s).

I agree with him. The amount of housing going up on greenfield is quite depressing. You really have to live in a village to know there will be some green space nearby.

Round here the little patches dotted about are being sucked up one by one for housing while doctors creek under the pressure