FESTIVAL BOWLAND 2020 A year round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Bowland Butterfly Walk © Forest of Bowland AONB

Welcome Festival Bowland Festival Bowland is a year round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership has worked together with landowners, businesses, countryside staff and enthusiastic individuals to bring together a wealth of events and opportunities for people to explore the area’s special qualities and to share with others what makes this such a special place for people and nature.

The Partnership is grateful to all those who have helped to make this events programme possible, with special thanks to Wyre Coast and Countryside Service.

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What’s Happening in 2020? Welcome Our Dark Skies Festival returns in February after Dark Skies Festival a very popular debut last year. Wild Spring spans Events are highlighted in grey two, packed weeks in late April/early May and we’ll be celebrating Landscapes for Life Week in Wild Spring September, along with AONBs throughout the Events are highlighted in green country. October half term is your chance to Get Creative, with everything from storytime to Landscapes for Life Week natural art. (Look out for highlighted events in the Events are highlighted in red programme.) And of course, in between, there Get Creative are a host of events designed to help you to Events are highlighted in blue discover this beautiful part of the country.

If you have nature-loving youngsters (five years old or under) look out for the Landscape Partnership Scheme’s Little Saplings programme. Taking place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of most months these free, pre-bookable sessions aim to nurture independent play in the outdoors. Find all the details at www.pendlehillproject.com/little-saplings

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Information Information www.forestofbowland.com Relatively flat ground, no stiles, suitable suitable stiles, no flat ground, Relatively wheelchairsfor and pushchairs. lanes fields, ground, level Relatively some stiles with possibly and tracks, and gentle slopes. lanes and tracks fields, ground, Uneven Expect stiles. with some moderate slopes. lanes and tracks, fields, ground, Uneven Expect stiles. with some steeper climbs. steep rough walking, Limited paths, Expect stiles. climbs.     2  3 4 5  Terrain Guide Terrain an you Guide aims to give Terrain Our idea of the kind of ground covered This is a guide during relevant events. should check with event and you only organisers are unsure if you beforehand about the suitability of a walk: 1 Most events, particularlyMost events, those of level require a reasonable outdoors, of health with the exception fitness, walking, will involve events Many walks. and stiles, often up slopes and over Please hill walking. all-day some involve note of the information take provided your Overestimating each event. for and you for spoil the event may fitness are led Events the rest of the group. at a pace to suit the whole group.

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Information Useful information Tramper Friendly The Festival Bowland programme In addition to Tramper-friendly Festival includes a number of events suitable for Bowland events, Trampers can be Trampers. (A Tramper is a specially booked at a number of venues in and designed, all-terrain electric buggy.) around the Forest of Bowland, for use Please book in advance for these by on identified routes at those sites. using the contact information given in Tramper information is available from: the events listing. If you have not used a Wyre Estuary Country Park – Duty Ranger Tramper before, you should ask for an induction where you will be shown how 07976 650803 to use the vehicle safely. Visit Centre (Please note that some Tramper events 01995 602125 may only be suitable for people with Forest Hub café previous experience.) 01200 446387 or go to www.forestofbowland.com/access-all

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www.forestofbowland.com For public transportFor public information call on Traveline 0871 200 2233 www.traveline.info Mountain Rescue In an emergency dial then the Police, 999 and ask for Mountain Rescue. details are whilst all event Please note that, visitors are advised to be correct, believed providersto contact individual event to confirm the information given. www.ydmt.org 015242 51002. Transport Public The annual Flowers of the Dales Festival, FlowersThe annual of the Dales Festival, Yorkshire local charityco-ordinated by is an exciting Trust, Dales Millennium programme from March of 100 events that celebrate the to November wildflowers, wonderful Dales’ Yorkshire the species that they their habitats and the year, in its twelfth Now support. Festival has engaged more than 47,000 and nature events. people in wildflower talks offers the festival walks, This year run all ages, and hands-on activities for passionate individuals and local by is something There really organisations. everyonefor to enjoy. For further information visit Flowers the Dales Festival of www.forestofbowland.com/ volunteering If the idea of doing something practical, If the idea of doing something practical, in meeting new people and getting out to might like you the fresh air appeals, With parttake in some volunteering. everything to path laying from hedge repairs and dry stone walling to balsam to are a great way these sessions pulling, AONB. after the in looking get involved out about countryside can find You opportunitiesvolunteer with various organisations at the link on our website below: Want to Get Involved? Want Agricultural Shows During find will you the summer months of agriculturala number within shows and the the Forest of Bowland great a These offer surrounding area. opportunity more about out to find farming and rural in this part life of the Agricultural are shows country. Valley, traditionally held in the Hodder Bentham and Garstang, Chipping, See local press GoosnarghLongridge. / 2020 for websites or individual show dates. show Lino print workshop © G workshop Lino print Woollard

February Saturday 11th April l RSPB Moorland l Following the At a Glance Events Listings l RSPB Moorland Walk Walk Thirlmere Aqueduct Monday 17th February l Springtime Wildlife l Pop-up Planetarium Tuesday 14th April Thursday 30th April around Nicky Nook l All Hallows Church Tour l Lapwings and Hares Tuesday 18th February Tramper Trek Monday 4th May l Tales from a Dark Wednesday 15th April l Amphibians and l  Forest Night l Micro Safari Reptiles Reservoir and Thursday 20th February Thursday 16th April Marshaw Loop l l Free Family Nature l Free Family Nature May Abbeystead Circular Event – Creatures of Event – Minibeast Saturday 2nd May l Baby Bounce the Night Madness l Bowland and Rhyme Butterfly Walk l River Catchment Friday 21st February Sunday 19th April l Stocks Spring Walk l Bowland Dark Skies l Forest School Taster Bird Watch Film Screening – l Wednesday 6th May Introduction to l Garstang Area, A Grand Day Out Woodland l Arrow Bank Spring – Old and New source of the Wildflowers l Sunday 23rd February Garstang Health l Forest of Bowland Thursday 23rd April Walk l Beacon Fell and the l Dark Skies - Stargazing l Circular Walk, Garstang to the Brock Valley Fells and Back l  People and April Sunday 3rd May Places Friday 24th April l Thursday 9th April l Bleasdale Skyline l Bluebell Walk Whimbrel Watch l l Free Family Nature l Crossing the Wyre Bleasdale Wildlife Event – Landscape Saturday 25th April through History Watch l Spring Walk l What Will You Find in l Curlews and Brown Fairsnape Fell the Deep, Dark Wood? Hares Spring Walk Evening Walk

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Garstang Victorian Festival Woodcraft Activity Leaves, Conkers and Leaves, Pumpkins – Autumnal Storytime Bowland Family Art Activity Bat Box Workshop Hot off the Press! NatureFree Family Art – NaturalEvent Claylands Legstretcher From Fleece to Felt From Fleece Lord of Bowland 10th Annual Lecture Friends of Bowland Apple Day Autumn’s Autumn’s Palette Tramper Tramper Taster Day at Gisburn Forest

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Creating Mini- Meadows Wildlife for Bowland Bowland Foodie Foray Bat Watch ’s Largest Forest Free Family NatureFree Family – Landscape Event Summer Walk around Holmewood Field-Scale Hay RestorationMeadow Workshop River Dipping NatureFree Family Event – Traditional Boundaries Lancashire Nature Free Family – Uncovering Event Archaeology Nature Walk Cheese Walk Woodlands Woodlands & Riverbanks Wildlife Explorer on Wildlife the Green

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Dry Stone Walling Competition – Hill LP Pendle Bleasdale Tower Bleasdale Tower Gardens Bleasdale Tower Bleasdale Tower Gardens RSPB Moorland Walk Maiden Bridge Art Centre Summer Exhibition Of Roman Legions and Witches Pendle Of Fallen Airmen and Lancashire Gothic Writing Scorton Challenge Trek Tramper Brock Valley and Views Bowland Claughton Estate Walk Nordic Walking (Experienced) Walk Dunsop Valley Ramble and Tramper Trek Sullom Evening Walk Grizedale Bridge and Harrisend Fell 2 – Day Navigation with Map Navigation and Compass Navigation Day 1 – Day Navigation Map Reading Basic Wyre Way Day 3 Day Way Wyre Wyre Way Day 2 Day Way Wyre Wyresdale Wyresdale and – Farmsteads and Fiddlesticks

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Pop-up Planetarium Free Family Nature Event – Monday 17th February Creatures of the Night 1pm, 2pm or 3pm Thursday 20th February Knowle Green 4pm – 6.30pm Step inside the pop-up planetarium for a journey Whitehough Outdoor Centre, Barley through space – without leaving the ground! Discover what barn owls eat by having a go at Discover the wonders of the planets and stars owl pellet dissection then, as the light fades, with amateur astronomer and professional follow a nature walk to see what night time scientist, Robert Ince. Great for families with creatures we might hear – or see! children of eight years old and over. Activities aimed at 4 - 12 year olds Booking essential. Please contact the Forest of (see booking website for more details). Parent/ Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 or email carer must accompany children at all times. [email protected] Booking essential. Please go to £2.50 per person www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on. You will then receive all meeting instructions and additional details about location. For further information, or if you have any questions, please Tales from a Dark Forest Night email [email protected] Tuesday 18th February Free, terrain guide 2, 2 miles approx 7pm – 8.30pm Gisburn Forest & Stocks Join us in Gisburn Forest where we’ll be keeping Bowland Dark Skies Festival Film cosy in the yurt as we listen to night-time tales with local storyteller, Sue Allonby. A great half Screening – A Grand Day Out

Events in February term activity for families with children eight years Friday 21st February old and over. 1.30pm – 2.30pm Booking essential. Please contact the Forest of or 3pm – 4pm Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 or email Downham [email protected] Come along and enjoy night sky craft activities, £3 per child, 1 ½ hours then join Pendle Social Cinema for this family- friendly animation of Wallace and Gromit’s adventure to find cheese on the moon! Booking essential. Please contact the Forest of Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 or email [email protected] £2.50 per person, Family-friendly

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Forest of Bowland Dark Skies Free Family Nature Event – Stargazing Landscape Spring Walk Sunday 23rd February Thursday 9th April 7.30pm – 9.30pm 10am – 1pm Bleasdale Pendle Hill Landscape Project area (venue tbc) Join Robert Ince for an evening of stargazing. Join us on a family friendly, three mile circular Robert will be your guide taking you on an walk within the landscape. We will be identifying incredible journey through the constellations and wildlife as we go, exploring the five senses and along the Milky Way, while also showing you how discovering hidden views amongst the landscape. to find all sorts of heavenly objects for yourself. Activities aimed at 4 - 12 year olds (see booking Weather permitting, he will try and show some website for more details). Parent/carer must of the sky’s wonders through powerful telescopes accompany children at all times. and binoculars and will attempt to answer your Booking essential. Please go to questions on life, the universe and everything! www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on. You will Robert will tell you more about how we need to then receive all meeting instructions and protect dark skies and show startling images and additional details about location. For further videos of the objects we hope to see when we information, or if you have any questions, please go outside. But even if the weather does not email [email protected] co-operate there still will be colourful talks, Free, terrain guide 2, 3 miles videos and hands on help with telescopes, together with friendly advice on how to get started in this wonderful hobby. Wrap up warm - stargazing nights can be cold. Bring binoculars if you have them and also a torch. Suitable for adults and children 10 years and over. Events from to February April (All under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.) Booking essential. Please book via Go Stargazing at https://gostargazing.co.uk/organiser/robertince/. For more information contact Robert Ince on 07511403702 or email [email protected] £15/£7.50

www.forestofbowland.com RSPB Moorland Walk Micro Safari Saturday 11th April Wednesday 15th April 9.30am – 3pm 10am – 3pm Slaidburn pay and display car park initially Join us for a walk along one of the Forest of A fun, family friendly event to introduce the Bowland’s most stunning valleys. Take this invertebrate diversity that live in our rivers and opportunity to learn more about the international the importance of these for food chains. Children importance of the area for birds of prey and the can get hands on in identifying macroinvertebrates. rare upland habitat they call home during the spring Equipment and identification materials are and summer. Birds to look out for include the ring provided. ouzel, a regular breeder in the valley, our smallest Booking essential. Please contact the Ribble bird of prey the merlin and, if you’re lucky, you may Rivers Trust on [email protected] or be rewarded with a sighting of ’s rarest bird phone 01200 444452. of prey, and emblem of the AONB, the hen harrier. Free, family-friendly The distance of the walk is approximately four kilometres along a rough track and participants should be properly equipped for a walk in upland conditions: warm and waterproof clothing and Free Family Nature Event – footwear, food and water, and maybe even sun Minibeast Madness block. Please bring binoculars (and a telescope Thursday 16th April would be useful if you have one). Suitable for 10am – 12noon accompanied children of 10 years and over. Spring Wood, Whalley As parking is limited at the start of the walk we 1.30pm - 3.30pm Victoria Park, Nelson will meet in the Slaidburn pay and display car park and then a few cars will head up to where Join in with our minibeast fun activities in the great we will start walking from. Please do not pay for outdoors! Hunt for minibeasts on land and in parking until we have organised cars. water; discover where they live and how they grow. Make natural crafts and follow the insect trail.

Events in April Events Booking essential. Please contact Marie Stawarski at the RSPB office on [email protected] Activities aimed at 4 - 12 year olds (see booking or phone 01524 581001. website for more details). Parent/carer must accompany children at all times. £8 (RSPB members)/£10 (non-members), Booking essential. Please go to terrain guide 3, 3 miles approx www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on. You will then receive all meeting instructions and additional details about location. For further All Hallows Church Tour information, or if you have any questions, please Tuesday 14th April email [email protected] 10.30am – 12 noon approx Free Mitton Enjoy a guided tour of this lovely medieval church and discover its 750 year history - including that Forest School Taster of the Shireburn Chapel - along with the Sunday 19th April Millennium re-ordering work which has brought 1pm – 3pm hidden features to light. Garstang Millennium Green During 2020 All Hallows Church is celebrating its 750th anniversary. As part of these celebrations further church tours Come to the park and have a go at learning will be taking place on the second Tuesday of each month some forest craft skills. between May and Sept. (See www.allhallowsmitton.org.uk Booking essential. Please contact the Visit for details and booking of these subsequent tours.) Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email Booking essential. Please contact the Forest of [email protected]. Website www.wyre.gov.uk Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 or email £3 per child, terrain guide 1, 2 miles approx [email protected]. Free (donations welcome)

Festival Bowland 2020 Events in April

www.forestofbowland.com 25th April 25th April www.wyre.gov.uk . [email protected] £8 (RSPB members)/£10 (non-members), (non-members), (RSPB members)/£10 £8 3 miles approx 3, guide terrain RPSB Moorland Walk Saturday 9.30am – 3pm initially park car display and Slaidburn pay a walk along one of the Forest of Join us for this Take most stunning valleys. Bowland’s opportunity to learn more about the international importance birds of of the area for prey and the rare upland habitat they call home Birds to look out duringspring the and summer. a regular breeder in include the ringfor ouzel, our smallest bird of prey the merlin the valley, a be rewarded with may you lucky, if you’re and, and rarest of prey, bird sighting of England’s the hen harrier. AONB, of the emblem four The distance of the walk is approximately kilometres along a rough track and participants should be properly a walk in upland equipped for warm and waterproof clothing and conditions: sun even and maybe and water, food footwear, Please bring binoculars (and a telescope block. for Suitable one). have be useful if you would accompanied children of 10 years and over. As parkingstart is limited at the of the walk we car will meet in the Slaidburn and display pay park cars and then a few where will head up to for Please do not pay will startwe walking from. organisedparking cars. have until we Please contact Marie Stawarski essential. Booking on [email protected]. at the RSPB office uk or phone 01524 581001.  What Will You Find in the Deep, in the Deep, Find Will You What Wood? Dark Saturday 10am – 12 noon 10am LibraryGarstang Join the Gruffalo a themed storytime for to learn in local woodland. find can you about what stay or guardian must - parent Welcome Families with children. For more information please contact turn up. Just Visit Garstang or Centre on 01995 602125 the email Website Website Free www.wyre.gov.uk

23rd April www.wyre.gov.uk 19th April 24th April [email protected] or phone 01200 444452. Website Website 1 mile approx 2, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Friday Friday 8pm – 10pm area Barnacre the over bird watch with views an evening Enjoy Fells and a special chance to see these Bowland in to roost at dusk. beautiful birds fly Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected]. Whimbrel Watch Thursday Thursday – 1pm 10am bridge) at (layby in Bowland Newton A circular walk starting in Newton-in-Bowland, the following taking in Easington and Slaidburn, course sections of the Hodder for of the River route. Please park park in the village car as there is no at the bridge.parking available children under for be challenging The walk may be accompanied.) (All under 18s must 10 years old. dogs on leads welcome. behaved Well For more information please turn up. Just on Trust Rivers contact the Ribble a 5 miles 4 to 4, guide terrain Free, Circular Walk, Slaidburn Free, terrain guide 2, 2 miles approx 2, guide terrain Free, Introduction to Woodland to Woodland Introduction Wildflowers Sunday – 11am 10am area Brock Join the rangers in search of walk a woodland for Please bring outdoor footwear spring wildflowers. alongside the riverand clothing as the paths can be muddy. Visit Garstang Please contact the turn up. Just or email Centre on 01995 602125 Website [email protected].

2nd May 2nd May 2nd May www.wyre.gov.uk to Sunday 10th MaySunday to the co-ordinated by Festival is Walking The 2020 Festival supportedWalking Friends of Garstang of walks nine days There are Council. Wyre by Pick up a separatecelebrating springtime. Visit Garstang Centre or see brochure at the www.wyre.gov.uk/garstangwalkingfestival Garstang Area – Old and New Saturday Garstang Walking Festival Saturday 10.30am – 1pm area Garstang A leg stretcher exploring around the environs made it great. Garstang that have Visit Please contact the Booking essential. Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 4 miles 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Stocks Spring Bird Watch Spring Stocks Saturday – 2pm 8am Lane School ReservoirStocks Park, Car display) and (Pay birds of the discover Come and Join East Lancashire and Gisburn Forest. garden picnic Club in the walled Ornithologists’ area where experienced birders will be on hand There in the bird hides. to help with identification Trust Rivers Ribble will also be stalls including further activities and with family information a few for about supporting Drop by local wildlife. hours a few for or stay and see how minutes can record. bird species you many parking but Free event charges apply. For more information email Helen turn up. Just on Trust Rivers Smith at the Ribble or phone 01200 444452. [email protected] family-friendly Free,

May 30th April 30th April 2nd May www.wyre.gov.uk [email protected] [email protected] £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 4, 2 to 3 miles, 3 miles, 2 to 4, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Tramper-friendly Festival Bowland 2020 £3, terrain guide 3, approx 3 miles approx 3, guide terrain £3, Saturday Saturday 2pm – 4.30pm Bridge Dunsop near Langden, Our target this three-mile walk are species for the beautiful Green Hairstreak and the butterfly Good weather, Emperor moth. day-flying amazing, of a sharpness and cunning deployment of eye their partpheromone lure will all play in helping us to see these iconic moorland species at close quarters. Please contact the Forest of essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email Bowland Butterfly Walk Events in Events Thursday Thursday 1 ½ hours £3, Amphibians and Reptiles Amphibians and 7pm – 8.30pm Hornby Amphibians An introduction to Reptiles and wild with pictures and possibly in Britain, found concentrating but primarily on the specimens, species that occur within the Forest of Bowland be and with insight into the species people might to observe.able Please contact the Forest of essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email Lapwings and Hares Tramper Trek Tramper Hares and Lapwings Thursday – 12.30pm 10am area Claughton Join the countryside rangers lapwings to look for or two one their chicks and maybe and hopefully Walkers hares. welcome. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected]. Website Website 

Events from April to May Events in May www.forestofbowland.com www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 3rd May 3rd May 3rd May Following the Thirlmere Aqueduct Sunday 9am – 5pm 9am area Claughton out across fells Hey, Circular walk from Cobble returning the following to Harrisand fields End, of - a feat Aqueduct Thirlmere course of the Victorian engineering Manchester with supplying Bring lunch. a packed water since 1894. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 12 miles 4, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Curlews and Brown Hares Curlews and Brown Spring Walk Sunday – 9.30am 8am area Claughton A short hares, walk in search of brown wildlife Join us for curlews and other spring-time wildlife. Hey after the and breakfast at Cobble coffee walk (extra charge). Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 1 ½ miles 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Crossing the Wyre through History Wyre through the Crossing Sunday 10.30am – 12.30pm 10.30am – area Garstang via the Wyre along the River A circular walk then via the Green to Broom Hill Millennium on the Aqueduct Cornmill and the Rennie and returning the start. to Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 4 miles 3 to 2, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, )

2nd May 2nd May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 3rd May (and . [email protected] Bluebell Walk Sunday every Sunday in May – 12 noon 11am Village Vale Calder Green taking in the spring Vale A short walk in Calder At the end of the woods. of the bluebell wildlife at the Tea part can take walk you in a Bluebell Village Hall (extra charge). Vale car please go to Calder by (If travelling not village hall via Strickens Lane from Garstang, as there is no through road Church, John’s via St. Dogs on leads welcome. the two.) between For more information please contact turn up. Just Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or the email Website 2 miles 1 to 3-4, guide terrain Free, 9am – 4.30pm 9am Garstang From Garstang rise we through pastures and taking in some fantastic villages to high moorland, returningviews before to paths along different Bring lunch. a packed Garstang. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 15 miles 5, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Saturday Saturday Garstang to the Fells and Back Garstang to the Garstang Health Walk Health Garstang Saturday 11.30am 10.30am – Centre Visit Garstang shoes/ Walking Rural walk around Garstang. are These regular walks boots recommended. and keep fit stay get fit, help you designed to Dogs on a lead welcome. healthy. For more information please turn up. Just Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 contact the . 602125 or email [email protected] Website 2 miles 3, guide terrain Free, 6th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 4th May 4th May . [email protected] 10am – 2.30pm 10am area Bleasdale Bleasdale fells, the base of the A walk towards looking at the various springs that originate from Arrowbank the and then along to these fells a lunch break and will have where we Spring site, explore the waterfalls that come off the fell-side. Bring lunch. a packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 7 miles 3, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Arrowbank Spring – Source of the River Brock Wednesday River Catchment Walk River Catchment Monday Baby Bounce and Rhyme Bounce Baby Monday – 11.30am 10am LibraryGarstang at the Library and rhymes movements Singing, walk to the and buggy an easy baby by followed Green. Millennium story10:30 am for 10:00 am – time in the Note: the walk. 10:30 am – 11:30 am for library. For more information please contact turn up. Just Visit Garstang or Centre on 01995 602125 the email Website 1 mile 1, guide terrain Free, 10.30am – 1.30pm area Abbeystead Catchment Wyre A riverside walk with the River Partnership Bring lunch. a packed team. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 4 miles 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 4th May 4th May 3rd May Festival Bowland 2020 10am – 3pm 10am area Abbeystead Wyre, A circular walk encompassing the River pastures using and passing through woodland the taking in that are seldom used, footpaths Lee. Church and returning via Lower Shepherd’s Bring lunch. a packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 6 miles 3, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Abbeystead Circular Monday 9.30am – 3pm area Abbeystead the river to the follow we Abbeystead From reservoir curved and its impressive (via the weir (via the Abbeystead return to south), Way Wyre the over then onto Marshaw, north), Way Wyre Tarnbrook, moorlandForest of Bowland to Bring lunch. a packed Abbeystead. returning to Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 8 miles 4, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Monday Monday Abbeystead Reservoir Abbeystead Reservoir and Marshaw Loop 10am – 12.30pm 10am Scortonarea Bring of springA walk in search time wildlife. too. dog with you your Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 6 miles 4, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Wildlife Spring-time Nook Nicky around Sunday

Events in May Events in May www.forestofbowland.com 6th May 6th May 6th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 10am – 4pm 10am area Bleasdale able An introduction to the skills required to be A short with a map and compass. to navigate walk using a map and compass will be Bringundertaken a to use the skills gained. lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 2 ½ miles 2, guide terrain £5, Navigation Day 1 – Basic Map Reading Wednesday 8am – 9am 8am area Bleasdale Join the rangers spot can we wildlife to see what Parisharound Bleasdale Hall. Visit the Please contact essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website Free Walk Fairsnape Fell Evening Wednesday 6pm – 9pm area Bleasdale to Fairsnape walk up steep slopes An evening The summit at Bleasdale Parish Hall. and finishing stands at 520m (1,710 ft) and commands DistrictThe Fylde and Lake views over wonderful permitting).(weather Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 5 miles 4, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Bleasdale Wildlife Watch Wildlife Bleasdale Wednesday 6th May 6th May 6th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk £4.50/£3.50, terrain guide 5, 12 miles 5, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Bleasdale Skyline Wednesday – 3.30pm 9am area Bleasdale From the parish hall this walk ascends and follows views with impressive the skyline along the fells, gradually before and descending on a clear day, Bring lunch. a packed returning Bleasdale. to Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 2, 3 miles 2, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Wednesday Wednesday 10.30am – 1pm area Bleasdale Church, A walk encompassing St Eadmer’s Age Circle and the surrounding Bleasdale Bronze exploring during of the people the lives the area, early century. twentieth Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website Bleasdale People and Places Bleasdale People Beacon Fell and the Brock Valley the Brock Fell and Beacon Wednesday 10am – 3pm 10am area Bleasdale taking in Beacon from Bleasdale, A circular walk Bring a Valley. Bottoms and the Brock Brock Fell, lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website £4.50/£3.50, terrain guide 3, 7 ½ miles 3, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 8th May 8th May £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 6 miles, 6 miles, 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Tramper-friendly Friday Friday Wyresdale and Dolphinholme – Farmsteads and Fiddlesticks – 3.30pm 10am Dolphinholme area A walk from Dolphinholme to the Shepherd’s and cakes Church (with a short tea, stop for Winders visiting farms associated with the music), Bring lunch. a packed players. of fiddle family Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website £4.50/£3.50, terrain guide 3, 6 miles 3, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Nordic Walking (Experienced) Walk Nordic Walking Friday – 2pm 10am Scortonarea walk for mile circular Nordic A seven A variety of paths, experienced Nordic walkers. including a climb over and lanes, fields tracks, Bring a Nicky Nook and along Grizedale. lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website Dunsop Valley Ramble and Ramble Valley Dunsop Trek Tramper 8thFriday May – 2pm 11am area Dunsop of deep in the Forest Valley Dunsop Explore the Bring a Tramper. or by on foot either Bowland, lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website  7 miles 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, 7th May 7th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk Festival Bowland 2020 £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 4, 4 miles approx 4, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Thursday Thursday 6.45pm – 9.30pm Sullom area and Vale Calder to the trig Vale walk from Calder An evening to which there is normally no point on Sullom, there will be a Hopefully access. public Some steep ascents and spectacular sunset. descents. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website Sullom Evening Walk Thursday Thursday Navigation Day 2 – Navigation with Navigation Day 2 Map and Compass – 4pm 10am area Bleasdale Further of the skills needed to development plotting a route with map and compass, navigate Participantsand putting it all into practice. must 1 to participate. completed Day Bring a have lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website £5, terrain guide 3, 4 miles 3, guide terrain £5, Grizedale Bridge and Harrisend Fell Harrisend and Bridge Grizedale 7th May Thursday – 3.30pm 10am Scortonarea past fields Valley, A country walk up Grizedale moorlandand over returning Bring to Scorton. a lunch. packed Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website £4.50/£3.50, terrain guide 5, 9 miles 5, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50,

Events in May Events in May www.forestofbowland.com 9th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk 10th May 10th May Of Roman Legions and Pendle Witches Sunday 9.30am – 5pm area Dunsop The walk skirts Fells to the east of the Bowland picking up the Roman road to the head of before Dunsop the River then following Whitendale, Bring lunch. a packed back to . Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 14 miles 5, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Of Fallen Airmen and Lancashire Of Fallen Airmen Gothic Writing Sunday 1pm – 3.30pm Valley Langden area the A walk on United Utilities access land along visiting memorials Valley, floor of the Langden erected to the memory of airmen who lost their shall also explore the valley’s We in crashes. lives Andrew Michael Hurley’s 2017 connection with which is set in the area. Day”, “Devil’s novel, Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 3 ½ miles 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Wyre Way – Day 2 Way – Wyre Saturday 9am – 3pm 9am area Dolphinholme transport take village hall we From Dolphinholme to river the variously and cross follow We Michael’s. St. Garstang and Scorton through to Churchtown, fields Bring lunch. a packed to return to Dolphinholme. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 11 miles 4, guide terrain £10, 9th May 9th May 9th May www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk Saturday Saturday Scorton Challenge Tramper Trek 10.30am – 3pm Scortonarea attempt to go where we trek, Tramper Join our Nicky – over dreamed possible never where you Walkers permitting). Nook Fell (weather Bring lunch. a packed to join us. welcome Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 6 miles 4, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Saturday Saturday – 12.30pm 10am area Claughton This is a special walk with the owners of the estate taking a look at its historical landscape If you Bluebell woodland. including a visit to lovely to join us on this walk don`t forget like to would bring binoculars. your Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstangor email Centre on 01995 602125 . [email protected] Website 2 miles 1 to 2, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Claughton Estate Walk Brock Valley and Bowland Views and Bowland Valley Brock Saturday – 4.30pm 10am area Claughton across farmlandThe walk heads to join the along the Continuing valley. Brock beautiful River of two walk passes the sites the upstream, river, former picnic site mills and the Brock Bottom Brock valley to return the leaves and eventually of the Bleasdale Estate across the pasture lands Bring lunch. a packed Hey. to Cobble Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email . [email protected] Website 10 miles 3, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Wyre Way – Day 3 RSPB Moorland Walk Sunday 10th May Saturday 16th May 9am – 3pm 9.30am – 3pm Abbeystead area Slaidburn pay and display car park initially From Abbeystead we take transport to Join us for a walk along one of the Forest of Dolphinholme. We follow the river into Bowland’s most stunning valleys. Take this Abbeystead, then to Tarnbrook, over the Forest opportunity to learn more about the of Bowland moorland to Marshaw, returning to international importance of the area for birds of Abbeystead. Bring a packed lunch. prey and the rare upland habitat they call home Booking essential. Please contact the Visit during the spring and summer. Birds to look out Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email for include the ring ouzel, a regular breeder in [email protected]. the valley, our smallest bird of prey the merlin Website www.wyre.gov.uk and, if you’re lucky, you may be rewarded with a sighting of England’s rarest bird of prey, and £4.50, terrain guide 4, 10 ½ miles emblem of the AONB, the hen harrier. The distance of the walk is approximately four kilometres along a rough track and participants Maiden Bridge Art Centre should be properly equipped for a walk in upland Summer Exhibition conditions: warm and waterproof clothing and footwear, food and water, and maybe even sun 16th May to 12th July block. Please bring binoculars (and a telescope Maiden Bridge Art and Study Centre, would be useful if you have one). Suitable for Tatham, near Bentham accompanied children of 10 years and over. This year’s exhibition, The “Bowland Alturnertive As parking is limited at the start of the walk we Prize”, will bring together at least 25 artists in will meet in the Slaidburn pay and display car painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and wood. park and then a few cars will head up to where The gallery is open 11am to 5pm Saturdays and we will start walking from. Please do not pay for Sundays, including Bank Holidays. (At other times

Events in May parking until we have organised cars. by appointment.) Free parking and entry Booking essential. Please contact Marie Stawarski For further information please contact Maiden at the RSPB office on [email protected] Bridge Art and Study Centre on 015242 61463, or phone 01524 581001. email [email protected] or go to the website at www.maidenbridge.co.uk £8 (RSPB members)/£10 (non-members), terrain guide 3, 3 miles approx

Dry Stone Walling Competition – Bleasdale Tower Gardens Pendle Hill LP Saturday 16th May & Sunday 17th May Sunday 17th May 12 noon – 4.30pm Fence, nr Bleasdale Tower Gardens Dry stone walls are a key part of Bowland’s landscape. They also provide shelter for livestock Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Bleasdale along with habitat for insects, birds and small Estate and visit Bleasdale Tower`s garden open mammals. Good dry stone walling is a real skill weekend. Stalls, plus a short one hour guided and, if our walls are to survive well into the future, heritage walk each day from 2pm. (Walk – it’s a skill which needs encouraging. The Pendle Hill terrain guide 3, 1 to 2 miles.) Entrance fee and Landscape Partnership dry stone walling small charge for the walk. competition is a great place to find out more. Just turn up. For more information please Further information available from the Dry Stone contact the Visit Garstang Centre on Walling Association closer to the date. Email 01995 602125 or email [email protected]. [email protected] or see www.dswa.org.uk Website www.wyre.gov.uk

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Festival Bowland 2020 Events in May www.forestofbowland.com 28th May 31st May 31st [email protected] National Gardens Scheme – Waddow Lodge Sunday 1pm – 5pm Road, Garden, Lodge Waddow 3HQ BB7 Waddington, Enthusiasts’ acre organic two garden. Inspirational, plants in flower unusual collection of many Plant wild garden and kitchen garden. garden, Well Afternoon tea available. heritage stall. dogs on leads welcome. behaved you as this will take (Please do not use Sat Nav to the wrong location.) For more information please contact turn up. Just on 01200 429145 or email Foley Liz and Peter [email protected] free) (children £4 Bumblebees for Beginners Bumblebees Thursday – 2.30pm 10am Slaidburn declining in our countryside, are Bumblebees but one important with their to help way conservation is learning the to identify how the see for species and record what you different this workshop In can learn you national records. they are important why and about their lifecycle, species. more common identify our seven to how an by A morning indoor session is followed to practice meadows afternoon in the wildflower with a session day the finish We new skills. your and the Bowland sightings on recording your bring included but Refreshments a “Beewalks”. lunch. packed of Please contact the Forest essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email guide 3 terrain £15, 20th May 25th May 10.30am – 4pm Sawley Eagle, Spread Participants a meet at the Spread Eagle for will (included) before bacon sandwich and tea/coffee The route will be setting off on a guided walk. walk leaders our regular local decided by who will A refreshment stop commentary. will provide (please bringbe made half way tea/ cash for will returnWalkers to the Spread coffee/beer). Please course a two Eagle for meal (included). enquire regarding mileage and terrain. The Manager at Please contact essential. Booking the Spread Eagle on 01200 441202 or email [email protected]. www.spreadeaglesawley.co.uk £21 Ribble Valley Ramble Monday Tramper Taster Day Taster Tramper Wednesday 10am – 11am, 11.30am – – 11am, 10am 1.30pm – 2.30pm 12.30pm or CountryFell Beacon Park – now’s before Tramper tried a haven’t If you designed, are specially Trampers chance! your which can be used on all-terrain electric buggies, and grass. mud country tracks ground, uneven walking, difficulty who have They can help people to experiencethe be disabled, or who may countryside friends and to accompany and family a trek not join us for Why in the great outdoors. tracksalong the woodland at Beacon Fell Country yourself? Park out for Café and and find toilets on site. so early available Trampers of Limited number booking is recommended. AONB Please contact the essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or email office [email protected] 1 to 2 miles guide 3, terrain Donations welcome, Events in June

Slaidburn Heritage Walk RPSB Moorland Walk Thursday 11th June Saturday 20th June 7pm – 9pm 9.30am – 3pm Slaidburn Slaidburn pay and display car park initially A walk around the historic village of Slaidburn, Join us for a walk along one of the Forest of largely unchanged for centuries. We will be Bowland’s most stunning valleys. Take this looking at some of the old buildings and how opportunity to learn more about the they came about and what their use was. We will international importance of the area for birds of also visit the ancient church of St. Andrew’s and prey and the rare upland habitat they call home the original Manor Court. Donations to Slaidburn during the spring and summer. Birds to look out Archive welcome on the night. (Please note: field for include the ring ouzel, a regular breeder in walking and uneven, cobbled paths.) the valley, our smallest bird of prey the merlin Booking essential. Please contact the and, if you’re lucky, you may be rewarded with a AONB office on 01200 448000 or email sighting of England’s rarest bird of prey, and [email protected] emblem of the AONB, the hen harrier. Donations welcome, terrain guide 2-3, The distance of the walk is approximately four 1 to 2 miles kilometres along a rough track and participants should be properly equipped for a walk in upland conditions: warm and waterproof clothing and footwear, food and water, and maybe even sun Calder Vale Evening Views block. Please bring binoculars (and a telescope Thursday 18th June would be useful if you have one). Suitable for 6.30pm – 8pm accompanied children of 10 years and over. Calder Vale area As parking is limited at the start of the walk we will meet in the Slaidburn pay and display car

Events in June Join the rangers for an evening walk enjoying the views over Calder Vale and the Forest of park and then a few cars will head up to where Bowland fells. we will start walking from. Please do not pay for Booking essential. Please contact the Visit parking until we have organised cars. Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email Booking essential. Please contact Marie Stawarski [email protected] at the RSPB office on [email protected] Website www.wyre.gov.uk or phone 01524 581001. £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 3 miles £8 (RSPB members)/£10 (non-members), terrain guide 3, 3 miles approx

Bleasdale Circuit Tramper Trek Saturday 27th June 10.30am – 1pm Bleasdale area A Tramper Trek around the tracks and lanes of the Bleasdale Estate, with fell-side views. Bring a snack. Dogs on a lead welcome. Booking essential. Please contact the Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected] Website www.wyre.gov.uk £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 4 miles, Tramper-friendly

Festival Bowland 2020 Events in July

www.forestofbowland.com 9th July www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 4 miles, 4 miles, 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, Tramper-friendly National Gardens Scheme – Waddow Lodge 12th July Sunday 1pm – 5pm Road, Clitheroe Garden, Lodge Waddow BB7 3HQ Waddington, Enthusiasts’ acre organic two garden. Inspirational, wild garden, plants in flower unusual collection of many Afternoon Plant heritage stall. garden and kitchen garden. dogs on leads welcome. behaved Well tea available. you as this will take (Please do not use Sat Nav to the wrong location.) For more information please contact turn up. Just Foley on 01200 429145 or email Liz and Peter [email protected] free) (children £4 Website Website  Over Wyresdale and Nicky Nook Ramble 11thSaturday July – 5pm approx 9am Scortonarea and field Join the rangers farm, walk over for and Grizedale Wyre tracks the River around taking in panoramic with a views and finishing Bring lunch. a packed Nicky Nook. walk over Visit essential. Please contact the Booking Garstang or email Centre on 01995 602125 [email protected] Website 10 miles 9 to 4, guide terrain £4.50/£3.50, Fell View, Tracks and Trails Fell View, Thursday 1pm 10.30am – Scortonarea lanes and the tracks, trek around Tramper A farmland Bring around Scorton and Nicky Nook. lead welcome. Dogs on a a snack. Visit essential. Please contact the Booking Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected] www.wyre.gov.uk

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4th July www.wyre.gov.uk [email protected] Website Website 1 mile 3, guide terrain Free, National Meadows Day Saturday – 4pm 10am Slaidburn plants and some of the A chance to discover Coronation which inhabit the beautiful wildlife Identify Farm at Bell Sykes Meadows in Slaidburn. plus team, AONB flowers with the meadow with the Lancashire Branchmoths and butterflies see the traditional Conservation, of Butterfly skills enjoy of rake making in action, making and hay from seasonal release (or a special, tea and cake and spend time in these Gin!) amazing meadows. Visitors are requested to park and in the village pay car parkdisplay the signed path up to the and take There is limited parking on site and this will farm. be reserved visitors for with mobility issues. in be booked must ID workshop flower Meadow advance. For further information please contact the Forest on 01200 448000 or office AONB of Bowland email family-friendly Free, Please contact the Visit Please contact the Booking essential. Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected]. Thursday Thursday 2nd July 3.30pm 10.30am – Scortonarea part river on the with the in an ecology day Take Catchment Waters Wyre and Trust RiversWyre out about the A great chance to find Partnership. Bring a packed of the river. freshwater wildlife please check For more details lunch. www.wyreriverstrust.org in Events Ecology Day Freshwater Salthill Meadow Walk Free Family Nature Event – Sunday 12th July Uncovering Archaeology 2pm – 4pm Thursday 30th July Salthill Quarry, Clitheroe 10am – 12 noon The flowers of Salthill Quarry Nature Reserve or 1.30pm – 3.30pm are at their best in early July, so what better time Museum to take a walk round with former Lancashire Take part in archaeology-themed activities inside Wildlife Trust Reserves Manager, Phil Dykes, and and out, using examples of prehistoric pots, learn about what there is to see. broken pieces of modern ceramics, a range of Booking essential. Please contact the Forest of old coins, and a collection of contemporary Bowland AONB office on 01200 448000 or rubbish. Children will find out what happens after email [email protected] an excavation. £3, terrain guide 2, 1 mile approx Activities aimed at 7 - 14 year olds – note slightly older age range for this Free Family Nature Event - (see booking website for more details). Parent/ carer must accompany children at all times. Circular Walk, Chipping Booking essential. Please go to Tuesday 14th July www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on. You will 10am – 12.30pm approx then receive all meeting instructions and Chipping pay and display car park additional details about location. For further A circular walk starting in Chipping village then information, or if you have any questions, please circling farmland north of the village, crossing email [email protected] Chipping Brook and Dobson’s Brook, before Free, family-friendly returning to Chipping. The walk may be Events in July challenging for children under 10 years old. (All under 18s must be accompanied.) Nature Walk around Holmewood Just turn up. For more information please contact the Ribble Rivers Trust on 01200 444452 Thursday 30th July or email [email protected] 1pm – 2.30pm Scorton area Free, terrain guide 3, 3 to 4 miles Join the rangers in search of wildlife around this beautiful woodland in the Scorton area. Booking essential. Please contact the Visit Lancashire Cheese Walk Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email Sunday 26th July [email protected] 10.30am – 2pm Website www.wyre.gov.uk Garstang area £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 1 to 2 miles Join the rangers for a country walk through farmland where the famous Lancashire cheese is made. Bring a packed lunch. Booking essential. Please contact the Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected] Website www.wyre.gov.uk £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 7 miles

Festival Bowland 2020 Events in August . You You will .

www.forestofbowland.com 27th August 27th 20th August www.wyre.gov.uk [email protected] Wildlife Explorer on the Green Thursday – 12.30pm 11am Millennium Green Garstang CharlieJoin wildlife a fun morning out for finding on the Garstangabout wildlife Millennium Green. Please bring outdoor clothing and footwear. Visit Please contact the essential. Booking Garstang or email Centre on 01995 602125 [email protected]. Website Website mile 1 1, guide terrain £2.50 per child, Free Family Nature Event – Nature Event Free Family Boundaries Traditional Thursday – 12 noon 10am tbc) (venue area Project Hill Landscape Pendle a traditional what boundaryDiscover is and have a drya go at building with child stone wall a laid hedge and Identify trees within friendly kit. within these that live explore the wildlife natural crafts and Plus a trail, boundaries. minibeast hunting. olds (see booking 12 year Activities aimed at 4 - must Parent/carer more details). for website children at all times. accompany Please go to essential. Booking www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on all meeting instructionsthen receive and For further additional details about location. please questions, any have or if you information, email miles 2 terrain 2, guide Free, and

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www.wyreriverstrust.org or [email protected] Website Website 2 miles 4, guide terrain Free, www.wyre.gov.uk Visit essential. Please contact the Booking Garstang or email Centre on 01995 602125 [email protected] Tuesday Tuesday August 11th 10.30am – 12 noon area Abbeystead Join the Wyre Trust Rivers Waters and Wyre Catchment Partnership out about the to find For more details please living in the river. wildlife check River Dipping [email protected] hours 5 £60, Wednesday Wednesday 3.30pm 10.30am – Slaidburn rich declining rapidly, are meadows Wild flower managed to benefit can be restored and but Detailed biodiversity hay. and produce top quality restorationworkshop meadow and hay covering used in the Forest of management methods Time restoration projects, Hay AONB Bowland and transfer to seed addition, from green hay land owners Ideal for best management practice. and practitioners on to gain knowledge looking restoring species rich and managing hay creating, meadows. please bringRefreshments included but a packed all but 16 years for and over (Suitable lunch. an adult.) by be accompanied under 18s must essential. Please contact the Forest of Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email in Events Hay Meadow Field-Scale Workshop Restoration Events in September

Free Family Nature Event – Bowland Foodie Foray Landscape Summer Walk Saturday 19th to Thursday 27th August Sunday 27th September 10am – 1pm Various locations Pendle Hill Landscape Project area (venue tbc) The Foodie Foray will be a celebration of Join us on a family-friendly one to three mile Bowland’s fantastic seasonal, local produce when circular walk within the landscape. We will be you can join us for a week of walks, foraging and identifying wildlife as we go, exploring the five feasting. Full details available at senses and discovering hidden views amongst the www.forestofbowland.com/Foodie-Foray landscape. Activities aimed at 4 - 12 year olds (see booking website for more details). Parent/carer must accompany children at all times. Woodlands and Riverbanks Booking essential. Please go to www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on. You will Saturday 19th September then receive all meeting instructions and 2pm – 4pm additional details about location. For further Leagram Mill Farm, Chipping information, or if you have any questions, please A short ramble with a mixture of games and email [email protected] talks for all the family, highlighting the importance Free of woodlands and rivers for biodiversity. This is a Landscapes for Life Week event. Booking essential. For more information please contact the Ribble Rivers Trust on 01200 444452 Ribble Valley Ramble or email [email protected] Events from August to September Monday 31st August £2 (suggested donation), terrain guide 3, 1 mile approx 10.30am – 4pm Spread Eagle, Sawley Participants will meet at the Spread Eagle for a bacon sandwich and tea/coffee (included) before Bat Watch setting off on a guided walk. The route will be Saturday decided by our regular local walk leaders who 19th September will provide commentary. A refreshment stop will 7.30pm – 9.30pm be made half way (please bring cash for tea/ Calder Vale area coffee/beer). Walkers will return to the Spread Join the Wyre Rangers for a night-time stroll in Eagle for a two course meal (included). Please search of bats. enquire regarding mileage and terrain. This is a Landscapes for Life Week event. Booking essential. Please contact The Manager at Booking essential. Please contact the Visit the Spread Eagle on 01200 441202 or email Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email [email protected]. www.spreadeaglesawley.co.uk [email protected]. Website www.wyre.gov.uk £21 £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 1 mile

Festival Bowland 2020 Events in September www.forestofbowland.com 29th September29th 27th September 27th 7.30pm – 9pm Ark Cow Hall, Browsholme Tithe Barn, Grade II listed lovely Hall’s Join us in Browsholme Tithe Barn this 10th anniversary for lecture. Contributions will be gratefully on the evening Funds raised will be event through this received. and Champion Archive to Slaidburngiven on donations. heavily both of which rely Bowland, Please contact the Forest of essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email [email protected] Free Tuesday Tuesday Lord of Bowland 10th Annual Lecture From Fleece to Felt From Fleece Sunday 1pm – 4pm Settle near Rathmell, side! Join A chance to bring creative out your a and make Coxey, Annie -based artist, picture from Bowland felt individual beautiful, Places limited so early booking colours. recommended. event. Week Life This is a Landscapes for AONB Please contact the essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or email office [email protected] £10

22nd September22nd Creating Mini-Meadows for Wildlife Wednesday September 23rd 10.30am – 3.30pm Slaidburn rich the smallest patch of species Even grassland workshop In-depth biodiversity. for is a haven most aspects of small scale wildflower covering will Topics creation and management. meadow seed collection and include ground preparation, propagation species, identifying suitable sowing, cycle and and the annual and plug planting, Gain knowledge meadow. management of a hay restoring and managing species rich on creating, mini-meadows. please bringRefreshments included but a packed all but 16 years for and over (Suitable lunch. an adult.) by be accompanied under 18s must AONB Please contact the essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or email office or [email protected] [email protected] 5 hours £60, Lancashire’s Largest Forest Lancashire’s Tuesday 10am – 12 noon 10am & Stocks Gisburn Forest GisburnMuch of the planting in began in Forest this is 250 hectares, at 1, the late 1940s and, matured The area has largest forest. Lancashire’s decades and the past seven over and developed as a as well a popular visitor destination, is now walk with Forestry a Join us for working forest. MartinEngland’s out about the Colledge to find history from forest and management of the site, operations and recreation. to wildlife event. Week Life This is a Landscapes for AONB Please contact the essential. Booking on 01200 448000 or email office [email protected] approx miles 3 2 to guide 3, terrain £3, Events in October

Friends of Bowland Apple Day Leaves, Conkers and Pumpkins – Saturday 3rd October Autumnal Storytime Venue TBC Saturday 24th October Come and join the Friends of Bowland for a 10am – 12 noon celebration of all things apple! Find out about Garstang Library growing apples, try different varieties and enjoy a Join Garstang Library’s Storytime and read stories range of apple-based refreshments. about autumn and make your own leaf man. Just turn up. For more information email the Friends Find out about the different types of trees and of Bowland on [email protected] what changes nature goes through during autumn. Small entrance fee (accompanied children free) Families Welcome, parent or guardian must stay with children. Just turn up. For more information please contact the Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or Tramper Taster Day email [email protected]. Tuesday 6th October Website www.wyre.gov.uk 10am – 11am, 11.30am – Free 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 2.30pm Gisburn Forest & Stocks If you haven’t tried a Tramper before – now’s your Bowland Family Art Activity chance! Trampers are specially designed, all-terrain electric buggies, which can be used on country Sunday 25th October tracks uneven ground, mud and grass. They can Time tbc help people who have difficulty walking, or who Scorton area may be disabled, to experience the countryside Take part in an art activity whilst enjoying the Events in October and to accompany friends and family in the great autumn colours of nature in the Scorton area. outdoors. Why not join us for a trek through the Look out for more details of this activity nearer woodland at Gisburn Forest & Stocks and find out the time. For more information please contact for yourself? Café and toilets at Gisburn Forest [email protected] Hub approx 1 ¾ miles away. Booking essential. Please contact the Visit Limited number of Trampers available so early Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email booking is recommended. [email protected]. Booking essential. Please contact the AONB Website www.wyre.gov.uk office on 01200 448000 or email [email protected] Donations welcome, terrain guide 3, 1 ½ miles approx, Tramper-friendly Autumn’s Palette Monday 26th October 1.30pm – 3pm Eldroth Village Hall Bring some of Bowland’s fantastic seasonal colours inside with these lovely tissue paper window hangings. Red, yellow, orange, purple – the choice is yours! A family-friendly activity where adults come free. Booking essential. Please contact the AONB office on 01200 448000 or email [email protected] £3 per child, 1 ½ hours, family-friendly

Festival Bowland 2020 Events from October to December www.wyre.gov.uk www.wyre.gov.uk www.forestofbowland.com November December 8th December 8th 13th November13th 6pm – 8pm Centre Visit Garstang Visit Garstang Centre to Join the Rangers at the decoration. wooden own your make For more information please contact turn up. Just Visit Garstang Centre on 01995 602125 or email the Web [email protected]. £2.50 Tuesday Tuesday £3.50/£2.50, terrain guide 3, 4 miles approx 3, guide terrain £3.50/£2.50, in Events Garstang Victorian Festival Woodcraft Activity in Events Legstretcher Claylands Friday 12.30pm 10.30am – A6, off Park, Car Reception Claylands (northScorton of turning) along Wyre, A country River walk with views of the and fields. picturesque woodland country lanes, For more information please contact turn up. Just Visit Garstang or email Centre on 01995 602125 the Web [email protected]. . You You will . 28th October28th 27th October 27th [email protected] [email protected] then receive all meeting instructionsthen receive and For further additional details about location. please questions, any have or if you information, email Free Free Family Nature Event – Natural Art Thursday October29th Whalley Wood, Spring – 12 noon 10am Nelson Victoria Park, 1.30pm – 3.30pm in with our art nature and join Be inspired by and craft activities in the great outdoors! what natural Discover sculptures, create unusual colours are hidden in nature, Activities aimed at 4 - 12 wild painting and leaf collages. more details). for (see booking website olds year children at all times. accompany must Parent/carer Please go to essential. Booking www.pendlehillproject.com/whats-on £10 10am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 4pm – 12.30pm or 10am a for Nita Burrows, Workshop’s, Join Mangle Print chance to try hand at lino cut printmaking. your inspire and its wildlife landscape Let the Bowland technique. designs using this fun and creative your essential. Please contact the Forest of Booking on 01200 448000 or office AONB Bowland email Wednesday Wednesday Hot off the Press! Bat Box Workshop Bat Box Tuesday – 3pm or 1pm – 12 noon 10am Clitheroe nr Barn, Bashall An introductory species talk about local bat they are habitat and why including their habits, to a bat box then make Children can important. Parents/ All materials provided. home. take guardians to supervise and help. essential. For more informationBooking please on 01200 444452 Trust Rivers contact the Ribble or email [email protected] per child £3 Festival Bowland 2020

Notes Notes www.forestofbowland.com Event Locations 1 Abbeystead 2 Barley 3 Barnacre 4 Beacon Fell Country Park 5 Bleasdale 6 Brock 7 Cabus 8 Calder Vale 9 Chipping 10 Claughton on Brock 11 Clitheroe 12 Cow Ark 13 Dolphinholme 14 Downham 15 Dunsop Bridge 16 Eldroth 17 Fence 18 Garstang 19 Gisburn Forest & Stocks 20 Hornby 21 Knowle Green 22 Nelson 23 Newton-in-Bowland 24 Rathmell 25 Sabden 26 Sawley 27 Scorton 28 Slaidburn 29 Tosside 30 Waddington 31 Whalley

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