Brontë country to become protected national nature reserve

The 1,274-hectare Bradford Pennine Gateway links eight nature sites and includes landscape that inspired sistersThe sweeping landscapes of the Pennines inspired the Brontë sisters, and now those lands are being protected as one of England's biggest nature reserves.A huge new national nature reserve, to be called the Bradford Pennine Gateway, is being announced by the government on Tuesday. It will give Bradford, one of Britain's largest and most nature-deprived cities, easier and more protected access to green space Continue reading...