Former Somerset dairy farm purchased for rewilding project

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Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord CBE, behind the creation of Wallace and Gromit, has helped a wildlife charity with plans to turn a former dairy farm into a 'biodiversity haven'
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Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord CBE, behind the creation of Wallace and Gromit, has helped a wildlife charity with plans to turn a former dairy farm into a 'biodiversity haven'

Aardman Animations' Peter Lord, most notable for developing Wallace and Gromit, is behind the project

A former dairy farm on the North Somerset Levels and Moors has been purchased with the intention of turning it into a "haven" for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator. Avon Wildlife...

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