Visitors ‘flood’ Dove Stone beauty spot on first day of national lockdown
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxVisitors ‘flooded’ to an Oldham beauty spot on the first day of national lockdown.One local man questioned why people felt they could drive to Dove Stone, in Greenfield, at a time when the most severe Level 5 restrictions were beginning in England.The walker - who lives nearby - described seeing dozens of vehicles queuing up to get into a car park close to the popular walking area.He snapped a picture of the busy car park on Tuesday afternoon (January 5).A national lockdown was today imposed in England and is expected to last until mid-February at least.Nature reserve bosses say trails are open but Dove Stone and the surrounding area has been experiencing “extremely high numbers of visitors” and people are encouraged to.
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