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A wildlife trust has hit its fundraising target to secure a mountain and its slopes to create England's highest nature reserve.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust said it was "overwhelmed" to have received £1.25m in public donations on top of £5m in funding to buy more than 3,000 acres of Skiddaw Forest, including its summit at 931m (3,054 ft).

It is part of a scheme to restore what is known as Atlantic Rainforest, a mixture of native woodland and peat-rich soils which trap carbon.

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