World buys Rothbury Estate for nature restoration

The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, owned by the Dukes of Northumberland for 800 years since the 13th century, has been purchased by the Wildlife Trusts. More than 25,000 donors from 50 countries raised £30 million together for the 9,400-hectare estate. It will become part of a 40-mile nature corridor between Druridge Bay and an existing nature reserve. The estate is...