Backbone of Britain: Countryside charity realises ambition to buy flagship farm

Five years of fundraising enabled The Countryside Restoration Trust to purchase Bere Marsh Farm, set to be a site to showcase its history, farming and conservation interests. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.

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Backbone of Britain: Countryside charity realises ambition to buy flagship farm

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