A community group hope to raise £250,000 in three months to buy the 33-acre site.

A former farm could be transformed into a nature reserve, if a public appeal for funds succeeds.

Broken Bridges Nature Reserve Ltd (BBNR), a non-profit organisation, has three months to raise £250,000 to buy the 33-acre site in Salisbury.

The land, known locally as Broken Bridges, encompasses the former Fitzgerald farm, close to the Churchfields industrial estate.

Jeremy Nettle, chair of BBNR, said it was an “exciting opportunity” to restore the land, boost biodiversity, and improve access to the site.