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Project Neptune, also known as Enterprise Neptune, is a long-term project of the National Trust to acquire or put under covenant a substantial part of the
It is named for the Roman god of the sea. The Project began in May 1965 with the acquisition of
The aim was to protect the coastline from being developed or industrialised. By 1973 the project had reached its original £2 million fundraising target and looked after of coastline. By 1986 the National Trust had raised £8.75 million through Project Neptune. The Project looked after of British coastline by 2009. By its 50th anniversary in May 2015 the Trust had acquired of coastline through the project, bringing its total holding to . This increased to , some 10% of the total UK coastline, later that year and covers an area of . The Project owns some of the UK's most iconic coast including land near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, of the White Cliffs of Dover and The Needles. The project includes four World Heritage Sites and nine
Project Neptune, also known as Enterprise Neptune, is a long-term project of the National Trust to acquire or put under covenant a substantial part of the Welsh
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, English and Northern Irish coastline. In 1999 it was relaunched as the Neptune Coastline Campaign.Neptune Coastline Campaign information at the National TrustIt is named for the Roman god of the sea. The Project began in May 1965 with the acquisition of
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;United Kingdom
*Whiteford House, Cornwall
* Whiteford Sands, Wales
** Whiteford Lighthouse
**Whiteford National Nature Reserve
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in the Gower Peninsula.National Trust: Neptune Coastline Campaign, the story so farThe aim was to protect the coastline from being developed or industrialised. By 1973 the project had reached its original £2 million fundraising target and looked after of coastline. By 1986 the National Trust had raised £8.75 million through Project Neptune. The Project looked after of British coastline by 2009. By its 50th anniversary in May 2015 the Trust had acquired of coastline through the project, bringing its total holding to . This increased to , some 10% of the total UK coastline, later that year and covers an area of . The Project owns some of the UK's most iconic coast including land near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, of the White Cliffs of Dover and The Needles. The project includes four World Heritage Sites and nine
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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s. The Project has not been completely successful in achieving its ambitions, having had its £1 million bid for Land's End turned down in 1981.
The Project is currently focussed on the maintenance of the coastline that it already owns, particularly with regard to coastal management.
References
. Coasts of the United Kingdom Conservation in England Conservation in Wales Environmental organizations established in 1965 1965 establishments in the United Kingdom {{environment-stub