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The project will contribute to the cost of wilding a large piece of land recently purchased near Druridge Bay. It will improve biodiversity, connect an important landscape and use natural processes to combat climate change. It will allow NWT to survey, plan and test wilding initiatives.
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Situation
We need to return 30% of land and sea to good condition by 2030 in order to avoid climate breakdown. NWT has recently purchased a large site at West Chevington, near Druridge Bay, which represents a major nature restoration opportunity for the region to transform the future for both wildlife and people. A former open cast mine, the land now needs serious attention to restore biodiversity, improve landscape connectivity and contribute to climate change mitigation.
Solution
Wilding and using natural processes to restore health and biodiversity will contribute to the 30 by 30 target. Solutions suitable for lowland Northumberland are natural regeneration of woodland and scrub, more grassland and wetland diversity and restoring depleted farmland. Acquiring the land was the first step and it now needs long-term plans for its transformation which the project will kickstart.
