Beatrix Potter
In the latter stages of Beatrix Potter's life, she purchased property in the Lake District (bequeathed to the National Trust and now comprising a portion of the Lake District National Park) for the purposes of conservation and historical preservation. Her efforts helped to ensure "the practice of fell farming remain unspoiled to this day."
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