Highlands Rewilding raises £10.5m to restore 3,500-acre estate

Michael Holder
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Tayvallich estate in west Scotland | Credit: Highlands Rewilding
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Tayvallich estate in west Scotland | Credit: Highlands Rewilding

Solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett announces major investment milestone for latest project that will restore large tracts of land in Scotland to provide nature-based carbon credits

Highlands Rewilding has raised the £10.5m needed to buy a 3,500-acre estate on the west coast of Scotland, as the firm steps up its efforts to restore forests, peatlands, and wildlife while generating...

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