Brdy nature reserve officially handed over

Minister of defence and environment, Martin Stropnický and Richard Brabec, on Friday symbolically handed over the former military exercise area of Brdy, which is now a protected landscape area. Around a third of the designated area of around 350 square kilometres is already open to the public. Remaining areas though still have to checked for unexploded munitions, a process is scheduled to last until the end of 2017. Paths also still have to be properly signposted. The area, around 40 minutes by car from Prague, is likely to become a popular destination for cyclists and walkers.

Author: Chris Johnstone