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Restore buys Emblehope Moor, launching £8.5m 20-year rewilding

9/6/2026

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Restore purchases 7,500-acre Emblehope Moor for £8.5 million, launching a 20-year rewilding scheme.
Restore seeks an additional £4 million and will repay a £4.5 million Triodos Bank loan.
The plan will reintroduce golden eagles, curlews, black grouse and beavers before community handover.
Restore expects most revenue from natural-capital payments such as carbon credits and “30x30” habitat units.
The project will remove most sitka spruce, plant broadleaf screens, keep a few older trees.

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Story summary

Restore purchases 7,500-acre Emblehope Moor for £8.5 million, launching a 20-year rewilding scheme.
Restore seeks an additional £4 million and will repay a £4.5 million Triodos Bank loan.
The plan will reintroduce golden eagles, curlews, black grouse and beavers before community handover.
Restore expects most revenue from natural-capital payments such as carbon credits and “30x30” habitat units.
The project will remove most sitka spruce, plant broadleaf screens, keep a few older trees.