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An 8,000-acre gift to Nature

LANDOWNERS in Dorset have joined forces to create the first ‘super national nature reserve’ (NNR) in the UK. The new Purbeck Heaths NNR will bring together 11 types of habitat, with the goal being to create a landscape that encourages wildlife to move around more

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