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Anonymous donor gives Eyam Moor to Wildlife Trust

9/8/2026

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  • An anonymous benefactor gave Eyam Moor to the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust as a biodiversity haven.
  • The site holds a Bronze Age barrow beside a henge with a stone called “the chair.”
  • Workmen dismantled the barrow in the mid-18th century while building a nearby turnpike.
  • In the 19th century the Duke of Devonshire converted the area into a grouse moor.