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Rothbury Estate: £28m Raised, Sale Due by End of October
The Wildlife Trusts have raised £28m for the £30m Rothbury Estate and Defra adds £1.94m. MP David Smith says the sale should complete by the end of October.
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Rothbury Estate Bought: 9,500 Acres Now Owned for Nature
The Wildlife Trusts now own the whole 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, with a loan bridging pledges still to arrive. Sir David Attenborough thanked 25,000 backers.
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Rothbury Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Rothbury weather today: light drizzle, 6°C by day and -1°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph.
Christmas
Cragside Christmas 2026: Fairyland House From 28 November
Christmas at Cragside runs 28 November to 3 January, closed 24 to 26 December. Adults £18, no booking. Fairyland house, a 44.7m lit redwood, trail and walk.
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Rothbury Estate Appeal: £2.6m to Go, Loan to Cover Any Gap
The Rothbury Estate appeal stands at £27.4m of £30m with pledges. Completion is now the end of October, and trustees have agreed a loan for any shortfall.
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Rothbury Estate appeal: £5.5m in a week takes it to £26m
The Rothbury Estate appeal total on the live counter, checked 27 October, against the £30m goal. How it passed £26m in August, and the loan to cover any gap.
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Rothbury Estate appeal needs £9m by end of September
The Wildlife Trusts have raised £20.7m of the £30m needed to buy the rest of the Rothbury Estate, and the clock runs out in September. What happens if they miss it.
Rothbury
Rothbury Estate Bought: 9,500 Acres Now Owned for Nature
The Wildlife Trusts now own the whole 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, with a loan bridging pledges still to arrive. Sir David Attenborough thanked 25,000 backers.
Rothbury
Rothbury Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Rothbury weather today: light drizzle, 6°C by day and -1°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph.
Christmas
Cragside Christmas 2026: Fairyland House From 28 November
Christmas at Cragside runs 28 November to 3 January, closed 24 to 26 December. Adults £18, no booking. Fairyland house, a 44.7m lit redwood, trail and walk.
Rothbury
Rothbury Estate Appeal: £2.6m to Go, Loan to Cover Any Gap
The Rothbury Estate appeal stands at £27.4m of £30m with pledges. Completion is now the end of October, and trustees have agreed a loan for any shortfall.
Rothbury
Rothbury Estate appeal: £5.5m in a week takes it to £26m
The Rothbury Estate appeal total on the live counter, checked 27 October, against the £30m goal. How it passed £26m in August, and the loan to cover any gap.
Rothbury
Rothbury Estate appeal needs £9m by end of September
The Wildlife Trusts have raised £20.7m of the £30m needed to buy the rest of the Rothbury Estate, and the clock runs out in September. What happens if they miss it.