Woodland Trust raises £2m to buy Lympstone site
It's hoping to turn it into a 'wooded landscape' for nature
The Woodland Trust says it'll be able to buy a site in Devon to create a new green space for nature.
It's managed to reach its target of £2m, which will be used to buy the 54 hectare site in Lympstone.
There's more work to do though - it says it needs to raise a further £275,000 to help transform it into a wooded landscape for birds and wildlife.
The site is close to other nature reserves that are important habitats for rare and declining birds and other wildlife and has the potential to make a significant contribution to the health of the wider landscape.
'A remarkable opportunity'
Woodland Trust Devon site manager Paul Allen said, “The site is a remarkable opportunity to contribute to nature recovery in Devon, creating, through tree planting and natural regeneration, a vibrant mosaic of woodland and wood pasture together with open grassland spaces.
"Its existing hedgerows, veteran trees, streams, copse and wooded valley provide a good basis for this unique woodland creation project."
The project will use a range of techniques to introduce native trees and shrubs, suited the characteristics of the local and wider area.
The trust says it will showcase the multiple benefits of trees and woods for climate adaptation, nature recovery and resilience, natural flood management and carbon capture.
The charity is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.