Northumberland given night sky accolade
Northumberland has been named as home to the largest area of protected night sky in Europe
Northumberland Dark Sky park announced
The Northumberland National Park is the most sparsely populated area of England.
Only two thousand people live here, that is five people per square mile.
The combined areas of the new Dark Sky Park covers the area between Hadrian's Wall and the Scottish border.
The quality of the new park depends on the planning, as Gregg Easteal reports.
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