Scottish village buys large part of Langholm Moor from Duke of Buccleuch

Local community plans to create nature reserve and regeneration project

A village in southern Scotland has succeeded in buying a large part of Langholm Moor, a famous grouse moor held for centuries by Richard Scott, the Duke of Buccleuch, one of the UK's most powerful hereditary peers.

Buccleuch Estates said on Monday it would be selling just over 2,000 hectares (about 5,000 acres) of Langholm Moor for 3.8m to the local community, which plans to create a leading new nature reserve and community regeneration project.