UK Creates New Nature Reserve to Protect Wildlife and Landscapes That Inspired Brontë Sisters

UK Creates New Nature Reserve to Protect Wildlife and Landscapes That Inspired Brontë Sisters

The British government has announced the creation of a new National Nature Reserve — the 3,148-acre Bradford Pennine Gateway — to protect the wildlife and the sweeping landscapes that inspired the Brontë sisters. Authors of such classics as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë grew up in Haworth Parsonage on the edge of the West Yorkshire moors. The area is the habitat of rare species such as the curlew, short-eared …