Tor to Shore: Cornwall rewilding project given £265,000 National Lottery boost

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View from Helman Tor | Credit: Ben Watkins
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View from Helman Tor | Credit: Ben Watkins

Cornwall Wildlife Trust secures funding to rollout rewilding efforts in area spanning Helman Tor through the Par River and surrounding farmland and down to the south coast

Cornwall Wildlife Trust has secured £265,000 National Lottery funding to support a major new rewilding project at the conservation charity's largest nature reserve, it announced today. Dubbed "Tor...

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