The Kent Wildlife Trust launched a fundraiser to buy the site in Polhill, achieving its target of £195,000 with a day to spare.
Director of conservation, Paul Hadaway, thanked supporters and said: “This is a hugely positive and exciting story at a time when nature faces so many challenges." It said a total of £195,970 had been donated by the public and a further £84,000 was pledged by a "wonderful" match donor. It says chalk downlands are an incredibly important and biodiverse ecosystem, but they are "rare and fragile", and require "careful management".
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