The National Trust launched a campaign in June to acquire the last piece of the historically significant cliffs and preserve the entire stretch of the iconic landscape for the nation...

Fresh celebrity supporters throwing their weight behind the campaign, which has attracted the support of thousands of people so far, include Dame Judi Dench, Joss Stone, Ben Ainslie and Rick Stein...

Richard E Grant, Paul O'Grady, Tony Robinson and Zandra Rhodes are also some of the others supporting the save the cliffs campaign by the National Trust...

Dame Vera Lynn, Ellen MacArthur and Neil Oliver and Miranda Krestovnikoff are others in support of the Trust plans to protect the cliffs from developers...

Director-General of the National Trust, Fiona Reynolds, explains that although there was a need to push on, the fundraising has been going well so far...

"In just one month, thousands of people have backed our appeal and we’ve raised almost half of the money needed," she said...

However, the rest of the £1.2 million total to acquire the chalk cliffs is required by the end of the year, says the Trust...

One of the most famous stretches of British coastline due to its striking white appearance, clearly visible from sea and air; and the traditional first point of arrival in England from France, the cliffs are up for grabs to be owned in their entirety for the first time by the National Trust charity, and be preserved for future generations...

The popular attraction is home to rich wildlife including butterflies, rare coastal plants and birds, including peregrine falcons...

The appeal was launched to acquire the last piece of the cliffs for the Trust to retain complete ownership of the entire stretch, to protect the landscape and nature, and preserve the coast for future generations to enjoy in its natural state...