The fight to save a historic English landscape - podcast
Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, in north-east England. It’s a piece of land that has been in the same family for 700 years, but now it has been put up for sale and the UK’s Wildlife Trusts are trying to raise £30m to secure it intact. To find out what makes the area so special, Madeleine speaks to Katy Barke, the head of nature recovery for Northumberland…
The Guardian Science reports that the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, England, a historic landscape spanning 700 years of family ownership, is now up for sale and faces the risk of being fragmented. The UK’s Wildlife Trusts are striving to raise £30 million to secure the estate's integrity, aiming to preserve its unique biodiversity and historical significance.
Madeleine Finlay delves into the estate's importance by speaking with Katy Barke, head of nature recovery for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, and Sam Turner, a professor of archaeology at Newcastle University, who is researching the land's centuries-long usage patterns to inform a comprehensive nature recovery strategy. Additionally, Rosie Pearce, a farm liaison officer, discusses how the project could introduce more wildlife-friendly farming practices to the estate, potentially transforming its management and conservation efforts.
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