The 'remarkable' nature reserve that could be destroyed by housing plans
Plans to build 116 houses on the West Pennine Moors close to a nature reserve have been slammed by conservationists. The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is concerned that the development of the derelict Springside Works mill site, in Belmont, which borders Bolton, will have a damaging effect on its Longworth Clough nature reserve and the creatures and plants that live there.


