The success of Scotland’s Dark Skies Park looks set to be followed, as plans have been laid to create one of the world’s biggest dark sky preserves in England’s most remote corner.
The success of Scotland’s Dark Skies Park looks set to be followed, as plans have been laid to create one of the world’s biggest dark sky preserves in England’s most remote corner.
Managers at Kielder Forest and the adjacent Northumberland National Park intend to protect 400 square miles of countryside from poor lighting which destroys the night vista, following the example of Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, currently the only park of its kind in the UK, which has provided a significant boost to the local economy since it got its unique status in November 2009.
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