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National Trust brings in livestock to boost wildlife and nature

Livestock has been introduced to a south Dorset 鈥榮uper nature reserve鈥� in a bid to bolster both biodiversity and tourism

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Mangalists pigs settle into their new home at Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve. Credit: National Trust Images Terry Bagley
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Mangalists pigs settle into their new home at Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve. Credit: National Trust Images Terry Bagley

The National Trust recently unveiled the 1,370-hectare open 鈥榮avannah' which has been created as part of the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve (NNR) . The introduction of the grazing animals forms...

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