{"id":53259,"date":"2025-11-05T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/?p=53259"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:23:41","slug":"trust-renews-appeal-to-save-moorland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/news\/trust-renews-appeal-to-save-moorland\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust renews appeal to save moorland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/bondholders\/derbyshire-wildlife-trust\/\">Derbyshire Wildlife Trust<\/a> has renewed an appeal to raise \u00a31.2 million to restore and rewild 135 acres of land in the heart of Derbyshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The land at Middleton Moor, currently species-poor grassland, is nestled between Derbyshire Wildlife Trust nature reserves at Dunsley Meadows, Gang Mine, Rose End Meadows, Slinter Woods and Hopton Quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53260\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.marketingderby.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Middleton-Moor-Sept-2025-Jo-Smith-1-1365x1024-1-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back in September, the trust launched its appeal to raise enough cash to secure the moor and complete a 1,000-acre corridor of nature-rich habitat, allowing nature to move freely and thrive across the landscape, while benefiting local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It now has until 30 November to reach its target. So far, it has received over 1,600 donations \u2013 but is calling on the public to help raise the final funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Savage, landscape recovery manager at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, said: \u201cWe are so grateful for the support we have already received for this once in a lifetime opportunity and hope our appeal is successful in allowing us to create an oasis for wildlife, which future generations can come and enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a donation, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk\/appeals\/middleton-moor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has renewed an appeal to raise \u00a31.2 million to restore and rewild 135 acres of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":53260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1366],"class_list":["post-53259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-derby-news","tag-derbyshire-wildlife-trust"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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