Northumberland nature recovery project takes shape with biggest land sale in 30 years

Wildlife trust is raising funds to buy largest piece of land in single ownership to come up for sale in England for a generation"We've lost so much," says Mike Pratt, reflecting on Britain's nature crisis. "We're getting to the point where if we're not careful, children in the future won't know what a hedgehog is. They won't have encountered one."Pratt, the chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, is speaking on an unseasonably sunny, calm, blue-skied December day surrounded by ruggedly beautiful, spirit-lifting countryside. Continue reading...