Wildlife Trusts buy part of Rothbury Estate Northumberland ending grouse and pheasant shooting
{Ending driven Grouse and Pheasant Shooting is going to be a mainstay of upland farm sustainability in the future – Earth and Leaf Editorial}
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Ending Grouse and Pheasant Shooting
The Wildlife Trusts, in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, have bought part of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland and are bidding to buy the remainder of the estate within two years, in what they describe as ‘securing the entire estate for nature and the nation‘.
The estate is being sold by ‘Lord’ Max Percy, the youngest son of the Duke of Northumberland; some of his family have been prominent members of the grouse shooting dynasty for decades.
The Wildlife Trusts intend to transform the estate “to create a national flagship for nature recovery” (see their press release here, and read the FAQ section at the foot of the page for more detail about their plans).
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