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£100,000 grant for Peakland Environmental Farmers to aid nature recovery

A £100,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded to help establish the Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) group which currently represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks

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The Peakland Environmental Farmers group represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks
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The Peakland Environmental Farmers group represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks

In partnership with the UK's leading wildlife research charity the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and the NFU, the PEF aim to assist with nature recovery, peatland restoration, clean water...

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