Langholm Community Buyout

A new nature reserve in the uplands of Dumfries and Galloway has doubled in size with the legal completion of the South of Scotland’s largest community buyout, in what organisers say is a "moment of history and hope" for nature, climate and people. The landmark agreement of £2.2 million

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to double in size having “achieved the impossible” for a second time in two years, following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen.

People are being urged to keep donating to a public crowdfunder and major donors are being asked to step up as South Scotland’s biggest community buyout battles the odds to tackle a £400,000 shortfall in its final two weeks.

The Scottish Land Fund has awarded the Langholm Initiative charity £1 million in a “major game-changer” for South Scotland’s biggest ever community buyout. The town of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway aims to raise £2.2m by July to purchase 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor

One of the UK’s largest community-led nature restoration projects has taken a big step forwards, with its crowdfunder surging past £100,000 after a £20,000 donation from charity Rewilding Britain. The community of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway is seeking to raise £2.2 mil

A community in Dumfries and Galloway is setting out to raise £2.2 million to double the size of a vast new nature reserve, in stage two of the South of Scotland’s biggest ever community land buyout. The Langholm Initiative charity aims to buy 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor and three reside

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout has been legally completed following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen and paving the way for the creation of a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway. The landmark agreement of £3.8 million for

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to go ahead following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen – with the community of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway successfully raising the final funds needed. A landmark community buyout agreement o

A “game-changing” £300,000 has boosted the Langholm Moor Community Buyout’s attempt to secure southern Scotland’s biggest community land buyout – bringing its funding total to £3.1 million – as a 31 October deadline looms.

A charity's bid to purchase part of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch Estates has been boosted by a £1 million capital investment from South of Scotland Enterprise. The Langholm Initiative is spearheading a campaign to raise enough funds to buy the land and bring it into community control. If

The Scottish Land Fund has awarded the Langholm Initiative charity £1 million towards the purchase of 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor in the south of Scotland, which would see the local community creating a vast new nature reserve.

An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm

Plans for what would be the largest community land buyout in the south of Scotland could be concluded by the end of this year, the charity behind the acquisition has said.