Ingleborough reserve expands

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales will soon have even more to explore, as Ingleborough National Nature Reserve has been expanded and formally designated as part of the King's Series of National Nature Reserves.

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The reserve has grown by 179 hectares (442 acres), now spanning 1186 hectares (2930 acres) of protected upland landscapes. This expansion, part of the Wild Ingleborough project, secures greater protection for nationally important wildlife, from the northern brown argus butterfly to curlew, black grouse, and rare plants such as the Yorkshire sandwort and Teesdale viole