Dorset Wildlife Trust and its partners have now been able to purchase almost 1,500 acres of outstanding wildlife habitat in areas around east Dorset and Poole.
It comes after the trust received a grant of £2.7million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the Great Heath Living Landscape project.
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