Concerns grow as National Trust plans to 'repurpose' farmland in Exmouth

"We should not allow farmland to be taken away by the National Trust"

Chris Brayford
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"The cessation of farming would likely disrupt this delicate balance, leading to a decline in biodiversity and the deterioration of the landscape." (National Trust Lower Halsdon Farm)
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"The cessation of farming would likely disrupt this delicate balance, leading to a decline in biodiversity and the deterioration of the landscape." (National Trust Lower Halsdon Farm)

Farmers have grown increasingly concerned about farmland being reclaimed for rewilding initiatives by the National Trust (NT). Andrew and Kate Lamont, of Lower Halsdon Farm in Exmouth, said they had...

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