'A very special place': Lundy's future secure for another 50 years
by Steven Morris from Environment | The Guardian on (#4R747)
Lease extended on island off Devon - a haven for wildlife and seekers of the quiet life
The future of an island off the Devon coast that has been transformed from the haunt of pirates and chancers into a haven for wildlife and seekers of the quiet life has been secured for another half century.
A fresh 50-year agreement between the charities that own and run Lundy is being signed that will offer protection for the flora and fauna (and the hardy humans) who live on the weather-battered hunk of granite in the Bristol Channel.
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