Rothbury Estate purchase fundraiser passes halfway mark after £5m donation

David Attenborough-backed appeal for 40-mile 'wild' corridor passes halfway mark

The appeal to purchase a historic Northumberland estate has passed the halfway mark.

Sir David Attenborough backs plans to secure an upland North East estate

A conservation campaign to raise £30 million to secure a vast upland estate in Northumberland for nature has celebrated passing the halfway stage thanks to a £5 million lottery grant.

Rothbury Estate purchase fundraiser passes halfway mark after £5m donation

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has donated £5m to the Wildlife Trusts' and Northumberland Wildlife Trust's attempts to buy the Rothbury Estate, taking the total to approximately £16.5m