Scottish rewilding project hits ?2.2m buyout target

Langholm community hails deal with Duke of Buccleuch as ?beacon of hope for people and planet?A rewilding project on a former grouse moor at Langholm in southern Scotland has doubled in size after a ?rollercoaster? fundraising campaign by local activists.The Langholm Initiative announced on Friday it had finally raised the ?2.2m needed to buy out a further 2,415 hectares (5,300 acres) of moorland from one of Scotland?s largest hereditary landowners, the Duke of Buccleuch. Continue reading...