Attempts to revoke Lake District's World Heritage Site status a 'poorly misguided' attack on farmers

Conservationists have said the Lake District's World Heritage Site status is being used to defend and protect a model of farming which is 'bad for farmers, bad for the environment and bad for wider society'

Chris Brayford
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Farmers have blasted conservationists' concerns, having instead argued that they have had a positive impact in shaping and forming the Lake Districts' stunning landscapes for centuries. (Sheep farm in the Lake District)
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Farmers have blasted conservationists' concerns, having instead argued that they have had a positive impact in shaping and forming the Lake Districts' stunning landscapes for centuries. (Sheep farm in the Lake District)

Conservationists' attempts to revoke the Lake District's United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) world heritage status has been labelled a ‘misguided and poorly' judged...

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