UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain

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The Cerne Abbas Giant, a 55-meter chalk figure in Dorset, is being rechalked due to adverse weather effects, such as heavier winter rains and mild damp conditions causing algae growth and erosion.
National Trust staff and volunteers are applying 17 tonnes of new chalk over 15 days to restore its white outline, as climate changes may require more frequent maintenance than the usual decade cycle.
The site's protection expanded with public donations allowing the purchase of 138 hectares for conservation, including rare wildlife habitats, while the Giant's origins are debated possibly being from the late Saxon period and representing Hercules.

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