By james art 
The future of one of the most important nature reserves in the northeast is provided thanks to the “prevailing” response to the appeal of funds for fundraising.
The Durham of Durham Wildlife must become the owner of Land on the edge of the Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve, at Houghton-Le-Spring, ensuring that it will be protected from housing and reserved for nature.
Today’s message follows the spectacular success of a fundraising campaign, launched from Trust last summer, when the £ 54,000 target has surpassed within a week.
The confidence was to collect 10 percent of the matches financing to apply for grant from £ 540,000 from the BIFFA Award as part of the Government Fund for landfill.
As the negotiations continued with the seller of the fields, a charity lender purchased the land to hold it for confidence until there is enough money to buy it straight.
Rainton Meadows Air View (Image: Chris Baron) Now that the BIFFA Award has been confirmed, the legal process is progressing and trust expects to take over the property by March.
Emily Rutalidge, Head of Development and Communications, thanked the supporters for their “exceptional answer” to the biggest attractiveness of confidence.
“We were buried by the generosity of support and the speed at which we reached, then exceeded our ambitious goal,” she said.
“Buying this land will not only protect Rainton Meadows from the risk of developing fields to represent, it will improve wild space and improve the vital habitat for species such as Curlew and Lapwing. We would like to thank everyone who gave our appeal and BIFFA award. “
Rachel Moderation, a BIFFA grant manager, added: “We are glad to support Durm the trust of the wild in ensuring this vital piece of land for nature. Through the BIFFA Award, we are committed to financing projects that create lasting benefits for wildlife and communities, and this initiative will do just that. The prevailing response to the appeal is a testament to how many people value and want to protect their local wild spaces. “
The success of the appeal marks a new exciting head in the history of Rainton Meadows, which was the site of the Rye Hill Opencast Mine, while it was not transformed into the 1996 Nature Reserve by protecting the partnership between Durham Wildlife Trust, the United Kingdom and the Urban city.
He trusts, says the Earth in Rainton Meadows has “incredible potential to ensure nature restoration” at a time when more than 97 percent of the rich species of lawn species have been lost in less than a century.
Additional plant species will be introduced with the help of green hay from the neighboring Rainton Meadows Reserve, with the grazing of conservation being fulfilled to enhance the creation of rich lawns.
Lakes and moist habitats will be created, and hedges planted for screening on the spot and prevent birds from breaking. New areas for public viewing will also be created.
Curlews in Rainton Meadows (Image: Gordon MacPherson) Local resident Diane Meerson, who began voluntarily for the Trust when she opened a gift shop at Rainton Meadows, welcomed the success of the complaint.
“I live at a walking distance from Rainton Meadows and watched it develop over the years. The expansion of the site is wonderful news for the area and nature, “she said.