Down in Deepest Dorset

Interesting news that a total of 7 landowners in Dorset have agreed to combine their lands to create the first UK Super National Nature Reserve (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/17/uks-first-super-national-nature-reserve-created-in-dorset). The Purbeck Heath in Dorset will be a substantial area of rare heathland that will be home to all 6 of the native species of reptiles, rare birds and butterflies as well as carnivorous plants. The hope is that the interconnectivity will make the area easier to manage (by humans, who have to prevent it reverting to scrubland) and better for the animal residents to navigate.