Wildlife charities raise £8m to boost nature schemes across England and Wales theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Projects to transform an ex-golf course for nature, rewild a village and restore Ice Age “ghost” ponds are among schemes being launched to boost wildlife.
The Wildlife Trusts coalition has unveiled 10 new projects across England and Wales, which also include restoring arable fields to heathland, improving wildflower meadows and quadrupling the size of a nature reserve to help a rare butterfly.
The trusts have raised almost £8 million since launching a campaign to drive the recovery of nature across 30% of land by 2030 six months ago, including £900,000 from the public.
The effort to boost the recovery of nature, to reverse declines over recent decades, is backed by broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who said that “if given a chance – nature is capable of extraordinary recovery”.
The projects aiming to bring back nature to villages, cities and farmland
The Wildlife Trusts coalition has unveiled 10 new projects across England and Wales
Devil s Spittleful nature reserve (Image: Wendy Carte/Worcestershire Wildlife Trust/PA Wire)
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The move is part of a multi-million pound national spend by the Wildlife Trust. It has bought 44 acres of land at Upper Minety and intends to introduce a rare marsh butterfly. The effort to boost the recovery of nature is backed by broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who said that “if given a chance – nature is capable of extraordinary recovery”. To help the fritillary butterfly the nature reserve will introduce a type of plant the insect likes to feed on. The blue devil’s-bit scabious plant is its preferred food source The Wiltshire scheme is one of ten projects across the UK announced this week by the Wildlife Trusts coalition.
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