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Former Somerset dairy farm purchased for rewilding project

Aardman Animations' Peter Lord, most notable for developing Wallace and Gromit, is behind the project

Chris Brayford
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Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord CBE, behind the creation of Wallace and Gromit, has helped a wildlife charity with plans to turn a former dairy farm into a 'biodiversity haven'.
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Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord CBE, behind the creation of Wallace and Gromit, has helped a wildlife charity with plans to turn a former dairy farm into a 'biodiversity haven'.

A former dairy farm on the North Somerset Levels and Moors has been purchased with the intention of turning it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator. Avon Wildlife...

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