Project aims to protect rare arctic-alpine plants
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A pot of £65,000 has been awarded for a three-year project to protect rare plants A project aiming to help protect rare arctic-alpine plants is set to launch.
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Teesdale Special Flora Research and Conservation Trust has been given a £65,000 grant for a three-year scheme.
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It will see volunteers work with the trust to collect seeds and put them on the fells of Upper Teesdale.
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The trust's founder, Dr Margaret Bradshaw, said the group wanted to raise awareness of the fragility of special flora in the area.
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"This project is crucial to support the ongoing research and conservation of these rare species," she said.
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The trust is also raising £15,000 to help support the project.
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The North Pennines National Landscape awarded £65,000 to the trust from the government's Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.
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The organisation said Upper Teesdale had an "unusually large number of rare plant species", including the Teesdale Assemblage.
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This is a "unique community" of 20 rare and endangered arctic-alpine plants believed to have "survived continuously since shortly after the last glaciation", between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, a spokesman said.
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The programme manager for natural heritage at the North Pennines National Landscape, Sarah Tooze, said: "We are looking forward to working with local farmers on ways to support these fragile species."
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