National Trust buys two wildflower sites to protect wildlife

The 2.15m deal will protect 460 acres of nature-rich farmland in the Peak District

Hundreds of acres of flower-rich farmland have been bought by the National Trust to throw a lifeline to declining wildlife.

The 2.15 million deal to buy 186 hectares (460 acres) of land in the Peak District - an area equivalent to 260 football pitches - is the biggest farmland acquisition by the Trust since it bought Trevose Head in Cornwall in 2016.