Annual Report 2019 – 2020

FOREST OF BOWLAND Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Contents

View from the Chair ...... 3

Infographic ...... 4

An Outstanding Landscape of Natural and Cultural Heritage ...... 5

Resilient and Sustainable Communities ...... 9

A Strong Connection between People and the Landscape ...... 12

Membership of the Joint Advisory Committee and Financial Summary 2019 / 20 ...... 15

Map of the Forest of Bowland AONB ...... 16

Contacts ...... 17

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The Annual Report is of course our chance to look back over the last year’s work for the Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership. However, I cannot avoid mentioning the present I find myself in whilst writing this report. These are very challenging and uncertain times, with COVID–19 impacting on so much of our everyday lives.

mongst all this uncertainty, I’m pleased to say that, as a Partnership, In other areas of Bowland, we’ve seen what has been very clear we are already delivering against many delivery of nature recovery work with A during lockdown restrictions of the proposals the Landscapes Review peatland and hay meadow restoration is the importance people place on report outlined, with projects and activity continuing via the Northern England Peat having access to the outdoors and either already underway or in the pipeline. Project, Pennine Peat LIFE and Bowland nature, whether that is a simple walk The following report will give you an insight Hay Time. Excitingly, we’re also now in a park near home, or visiting into just some of this fantastic work being engaged in working closely with local special landscapes like AONBs. delivered by AONB partner organisations farmers, testing how the Government’s and also the AONB and Pendle LP teams planned ‘Environmental Land Management The importance of these special based in Dunsop Bridge and Clitheroe. Scheme’ might be able to support ‘high landscapes and ensuring people have nature value’ farming in the AONB. access to them was clearly articulated We’ve seen further excellent progress within the (Glover) Landscapes Review with the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Clearly, there is still much in the report published last year. In addition including improved access and information Landscapes Review that is yet to be to people’s access and enjoyment of the provision in Downham, new woodlands implemented and it will fall upon newly titled ‘National Landscapes’, the planted across the LP area and provision Government, Defra, Natural England, report outlined other proposals for how of a wider range of opportunities for AONB Partnerships and National Parks AONBs and National Parks might evolve people to engage with their landscape to work together in the years ahead to and adapt to 21st century concerns, in and local heritage; whether that’s outdoor consider how all the outlined proposals particular addressing the twin crises of learning, training courses, creative events might be achieved. We very much look climate change and biodiversity loss. and engagement or volunteer groups forward to engaging with this process. working around the hill. County Councillor Albert Atkinson Chairman of the Forest of Bowland AONB Joint Advisory Committee

County Councillor Albert Atkinson

Annual Report 2019 – 2020 3 Infographic 2,7m 89 of overhead farmers power lines land managers 77businesses in our engaged REMOVED utanale our etor hectares9 of peatland habitat restored 312 2, volunteers 2,156m young people engaged giving their time through schools of hedgerow anae or plante

15ha planning species-rich grassland conserved or applications 19 enhanced appraised partnerships 15 influenced 4,968 26m attendances at events of dry stone wall restored

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Highlights for 2019 – 20

The Hay Time Rescue project engaged volunteers and Kew Five pairs of hen harriers settled on the United Utilities Millennium Seed Bank to grow local, sustainably sourced Bowland estate in 2019, all successfully fledging chicks seed into plug plants. 1,100 plants of three scarce species and 22 making it into the skies. One has to go back to (globe flower, saw-wort and melancholy thistle) were then 2007 to find a year with more hen harriers fledging. re-introduced in eight sites across the AONB, with over All the hen harriers that were fitted with satellite tags 16 hectares of meadows having restoration or enhancement in 2019 made it through the winter. Sadly, none of the work. Public events attracted 80 people, sharing seed young tagged birds from the 2018 season made it through collection and propagation knowledge with landowners to breed in 2019, with one bird being found shot dead within and outside the Forest of Bowland AONB, and on a shooting estate in Yorkshire. educated school children on the importance of wild flowers. Contact: carol.edmondson@lancashire.gov.uk Contact: [email protected]

This year has seen the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership The AONB is a partner in the Northern England Peat restore 206m of dry stone wall at Pendleside, Thorney Project restoring peat on several sites on the Abbeystead Bank and Hecklin farms on the slopes of Pendle Hill. Estate. During 2019 – 20 with funding from Defra, and The majority was carried out by master craftsman working with contractors Terra Firma, the project restored Peter Isherwood, with the remainder completed by 11.13ha of bare peat, blocked 7.15km of gully and completed volunteers under expert instruction from DSWA. We 9.22km of hag re-profiling on Hare Syke East and West. have also restored 2,156 m of hedgerow on six farms plus Almost 2,000 bags of brash were airlifted to site and additional lengths at Clarion House and by Ribblesdale will be used to stabilise existing peat and create a Young Farmers. Most hedges were laid in the traditional substrate for restoring vegetation. style, others were coppiced and some also re-planted. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Annual Report 2019 – 2020 5 An Outstanding Landscape of Natural and Cultural Heritage

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Throughout 2019 and 2020, Wyre Rivers Trust have been OFGEM’s UVA Programme to remove intrusive In 2019 – 20, the Environment Agency worked in working on the Wyre Natural Flood Management project. overhead power lines in the landscape has continued this partnership with Wyre Rivers Trust and Ribble Rivers Trust Natural flood management is the use of natural processes year, with Electricity North West Ltd and the AONB to improve fisheries in the AONB. Improvements were to slow the flow of water. To do this the Trust have installed Unit working jointly to complete four schemes in the made to the culvert under the road from Dolphinholme leaky dams, riparian buffer strips, hedgerows and offline Brennand and Dunsop valleys and in the Cross o’ Greet to Abbeystead. The work involved fixing wooden baffles storage areas. By storing water in the upper catchment, area. These schemes have resulted in the removal of through the culvert bed to increase flow and depth, downstream water levels can be reduced, along with the over 3,000 metres of 11kV power lines and 80 metres making it easier for fish to travel through the culvert. flood peak. Much of the work has been carried out with of low voltage lines from the AONB landscape. And at Mossthwaite near Newton, fencing and tree the help of Wyre Coast and Countryside volunteers. planting excluded livestock, providing niche habitat and shading for the River Hodder. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Ribble Rivers Trust, as part of their Pendle Hill LP WINNS Despite challenging weather, 29 volunteers surveyed 19 Clarion House is a little bit of history tucked away under project, have been developing a new clough woodland sites across the Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland Pendle between Newchurch and Roughlee. It is the last of along Twiston Beck, running northwards off Pendle Hill AONB as part of our Bee Walks. We recorded 2,110 its kind: a tea room-cum-meeting place established by early down towards Downham. The existing woodlands have bumblebees, of 11 species, including the scarcer bilberry socialists and built on a field purchased by a Community been added to, and pockets of species-rich grassland bumblebee. Numbers were lower than previous years, but Land Trust. The land is almost as interesting as the building protected. Five hectares of new woodland have been not at all sites – rather greatly reduced numbers at a few as it has not been farmed for over 100 years and retains a fenced and planted with 3,100 young native trees to create sites, which will be investigated this year. The wildflower wealth of species. Supported and guided by the Pendle Hill a strong linear pathway for biodiversity, and to reduce meadows are providing quality forage for bumblebees LP, volunteers have been undertaking surveys, recordings flood risk downstream. All of the trees were planted by and other invertebrates, with increased numbers in the and habitat management to conserve and enhance this volunteers and school children. traditional meadows over those intensively managed. wonderful place. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

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Led by Mid Pennine Arts the Pendle Radicals project During nine sessions in Lancaster, Ribble Valley and Wyre is researching and celebrating our radical heritage. districts, 36 volunteers and trainees repaired 8m of dry A major project for 2019 was to curate and host an stone wall and laid 245m of hedge. Slaidburn was the exhibition of protest banners within the old Brierfield location for the Bowland leg of the annual Lancashire & Mill. In all 230 banners were sourced and lovingly hung Westmorland Hedge Laying Competition in February, by volunteers in the cold cavernous spaces of a mill when 14 competitors in five classes laid 80m of hedge on about to be ‘regenerated’. The exhibition was a huge land just outside the village. Thanks go to volunteers and success visited by 1,192 people over four weekends trainers and the landowners who accommodated us. and serenaded by the People’s Choir.

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The AONB has been working with the Ancient Tree Forum, The AONB worked with Life for a Life and Wyre Borough Woodland Trust, Champion Bowland and the Yorkshire Council’s Coast and Countryside Service to restore the Dales Millennium Trust to highlight the role of ‘ancient wildflower meadow at Scorton Picnic Site using a ‘no graze’ and veteran trees’ in our landscape as part of an evolving meadow management style. This mimics the traditional Woodland, Forestry & Trees Strategy. Following a talk by grazing cycle, keeping the sward short and open during the Ancient Tree Forum in October 2019, attended by the winter and spring, allowing the vegetation to grow 50 plus individuals, the AONB organised specific training over the summer and then cutting and removing the in survey techniques for over 12 volunteers, with crop once the majority of species have set seed. ancient tree expert, Luke Steer.

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Annual Report 2019 – 2020 7 An Outstanding Landscape of Natural and Cultural Heritage Natural Flood Management Measures in the Wyre Catchment Focusing initial Natural Flood Management efforts on a sub-catchment within the Forest of Bowland AONB will allow the Wyre Rivers Trust to monitor the effectiveness of their interventions during high flows.

he Wyre Rivers Trust have had a stop the normal flow of water, only productive year with significant holding excess water back during times of T work taking place within the peak flow. To date, approximately 1.5km Forest of Bowland. Thanks to the farmer of watercourse has had dams installed. engagement work put in over the last few years with Abbeystead Farmers’ Group, The Trust has also planted over 1,400 we began installation of natural flood individual trees as part of a 310m hedgerow, management measures near Abbeystead which will help to absorb surface runoff at a number of sites. The year started and the sediments it carries off fields during with the removal of a weir in Smithy heavy rain. Along with the hedge, over a Beck, which will aid fish passage and help kilometre of fencing has been installed, restore the river to natural processes. enclosing watercourses to create a riparian This will allow natural movement of buffer zone. Vegetation, relieved from sediments in the river system helping grazing pressure, will become denser and to reduce erosion and allowing the help to stabilise the ground as well as river to flow unimpeded. improving absorbency of water, filtering sediments and pollutants, improving water Shortly after, work began constructing quality and helping to slow the flow of water leaky dams (around 70 have been built during high water conditions. This also has so far), helping to keep potential knock-on effects for biodiversity, both in floodwaters in the uplands for longer so the river and out. The increased vegetation the lowlands are not inundated all at once. provides food and habitat for a range of These dams have already shown their creatures and plants, as well as the hedge The Wyre NFM Project effectiveness with some storing 4 – 5m3 of providing berries in the autumn. allows the local community water during Storm Ciara. The dams are a to have a real impact on the combination of untreated wooden boards with small slots cut out (the leaky aspect) delivery of catchment flood Tom Myerscough and more natural-looking dams similar in Programme Manager resilience measures. appearance to a beaver dam, made from Wyre Rivers Trust brash. Importantly, these dams do not [email protected]

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Highlights for 2019 – 20

The annual sustainable tourism networking event was Wyre Coast and Countryside Service volunteer teams held on 10th February at Holmes Mill, attended by over carried out a wide variety of tasks this year. Activities in 30 businesses. As well as launching the Discovery Guide, and around the AONB included balsam pulling in the Brock the event provides an opportunity for informal discussions Valley; dry stone walling at Cobble Hey Farm; a new bird alongside more formal presentations. These included an viewing screen and improved wildlife pond at Garstang update from Champion Bowland and one of their grant Millennium Green; bank restoration on the River Calder recipients – the Lune Valley Swift Project, as well as and woodland management on Claughton Estate. They also business presentations from Mosswood Caravan Park helped to install numerous wooden dams along the upper talking about green initiatives and Goosnargh Gin with River Wyre as part of Wyre Rivers Trust’s NFM project. their links to the Bowland Hay Time project. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Pendle Hill Farmers’ Group has 28 members with land The Environment Agency has a role in regulating farms, covering 2,750ha. During this second year eight workshops to ensure that water courses are not impacted by pollution focused on soil health including water quality, NFM, soil and they are always keen to support farmers to make nutrients and invertebrate numbers, along with discussion improvements. Seven farms around Quernmore have and advice around future farming support, such as “payment recently installed earth banked lagoons, with three more by results” pilots and ELMS. Three mid-tier Countryside in the planning system. Although these are sometimes not Stewardship applications were endorsed by the group’s pretty to look at, they do grass over, and the ability for facilitator. One of the strengths of this scheme is the farmers to store more slurry will result in improvements benefit offered to members through links with the to the water quality of the River Conder. Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership project. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Annual Report 2019 – 2020 9 Resilient and Sustainable Communities

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United Utilities is carrying out a major revamp of the The Pendle Hill Volunteers group meets twice a month to Working alongside Nidderdale and North Pennines AONBs the seventy-year-old Haweswater Aqueduct which supplies assist with a variety of habitat and access management tasks. High Nature Value Farming in the Northern Upland AONBs drinking water to people in Cumbria, Lancashire and Participants provided 194 days of volunteering this year and project aims to help lay the foundations for agricultural support Greater Manchester. The proposed Haweswater Aqueduct 107 new people were introduced to the scheme through outside the EU; encouraging land management which benefits Resilience Programme (HARP) begins in 2023 and includes the ‘Get into Volunteering’ initiative. In addition volunteers nature, whilst remaining resilient and profitable. The Forest of replacing tunnel sections under central Bowland, Marl Hill have been trained in wildflower identification, a variety of Bowland Environmental Land Management Test commenced and Waddington Fell. Preparatory work has already begun archaeology topics and skills, and in managing our promoted in late 2019 with the appointment of consultant, Margaret and the utility company attended the April and October routes. 35 volunteers undertook hedge laying and walling Dickinson, to work with six farmers on the development of meetings of the AONB Joint Advisory Committee to training, with 10 earning their level 1 dry stone walling land management plans. Askham Bryan Colledge and update members on progress. certificates. Nethergill Associates will undertake farm business analyses. Visit: www.unitedutilities.com/harp Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

With funding from Natural England, the Ribble Rivers As part of the ‘Discover Pendle Hill’ sustainable The AONB continues to provide the secretariat to the Trust has been facilitating meetings for farmers within tourism project the Pendle Hill LP will be creating registered independent charity, Champion Bowland. Grants the River Loud catchment. The focus during 2019 was four Treasure Trails around Pendle villages to inform in 2019 – 20 included: Scorton Parish Council for ‘heritage’ on natural flood management, investigating how green and entertain family groups visiting the area. The first street lighting; Thornley Community Space; Keasden Head infrastructure and soil management can not only help to two were developed by Stuart Marshall this year with Farm Education Room and Lune Valley Swifts. Champion reduce flood peaks and improve the environment, but input from primary schools in Sabden and Barrowford, Bowland also administers a bursary that supports school how it can also benefit farm businesses through potential and they highlighted some of the hidden and familiar visits in the Forest of Bowland. The organisation has been cost savings. The Trust is looking to collaborate with heritage within the villages. The leaflets were supported successful in securing a grant from the National Lottery United Utilities in order to continue to support the by local businesses who paid for advertising and Heritage Fund which will pay for a professional fundraiser farmers’ group going forward. stocked them for sale. to assist Champion Bowland to identify future funding. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

10 www.forestofbowland.com Resilient and Sustainable Communities High Nature Value Farming in the Northern Upland AONBs Ahead of the Government’s new Environmental Land Management Scheme, local farmers are helping to shape proposals for sustainable agriculture which benefits the environment whilst remaining economically strong.

art of the National Association for ‘land management plans’ on which new AONBs’, Farming for the Nation Environmental Land Management P programme, this Defra-funded schemes will be based: ‘Test’ aims to develop data and evidence to inform and influence the development Margaret has initially been meeting the of the Government’s new Environmental farmer participants to understand their Land Management scheme. ELM will ambitions and their concerns in relation be based on offering ‘public money for to the new ELM schemes as proposed. public goods’ – rewarding farmers and She has also been making visits to the land managers for the public benefits respective farms to ‘audit’ the natural (or ecosystem services) arising from the capital assets on the landholdings and management of their land. gathering other environmental data to begin the process of identifying how The project is researching how best to these farms might be rewarded for encourage high nature value farming in the their management of these assets. northern upland AONBs of the Forest of Bowland, Nidderdale and North Pennines; In parallel, Askham Bryan Rural Business whilst also ensuring that farming in these Research Unit and Nethergill Associates areas remains resilient and profitable. have been commissioned to carry out farm business analyses with the participating The Forest of Bowland ELM Test farms to investigate how any future commenced in late 2019 with the environmental land management identified appointment of consultant, Margaret can complement and ideally enhance the Dickinson, to act as an ‘ELM Test farm business in terms of profitability. Advisor’, working closely with six Bowland farmers to develop and design simple The Test is one of 14 in AONBs across We’re keen that future England, working collaboratively to regularly feedback to Defra with the experience and schemes offer a step knowledge gained from this experimental change in nature recovery Elliott Lorimer work. The Test expects to conclude in but also work for the farm AONB Manager spring 2021 to inform the next phase in Forest of Bowland AONB the roll-out of ELM, with pilot schemes businesses in Bowland. 07775 221208 planned to commence later in 2021. [email protected]

Annual Report 2019 – 2020 11 A Strong Connection between People and the Landscape

Highlights for 2019 – 20

This year’s Discover Bowland guide includes a five day Wyre Council’s Great Outdoors programme included 48 itinerary taking in the four corners of the AONB; a walks and activities in the Bowland area, attracting over 350 seasonal look at the area’s wildlife; a spotlight on Bowland’s customers. The events ranged from health walks and wildlife distinctive villages and a whole range of articles which shed rambles to Tramper treks and conservation work. Many light on some of the people and projects which make this were included within the Festival Bowland calendar. During area so special. The guide is also the home of the latest May Garstang Walking Festival, organised by the Friends Festival Bowland events programme, listing everything from of Garstang Walking Festival and Wyre Council, attracted wildflower walks and guided bird watching to art exhibitions 618 attendances on 49 different activities over a nine day and children’s nature activities. period. This popular festival attracts both local and regional participants alongside visitors from across the country. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

The Pendle Hill Fund – part of the Pendle Hill LP scheme – A major construction project to create a new route awarded £22,780 to six heritage and landscape community linking the villages of Chatburn and Downham has been projects in 2019 / 20. They included rural skills training completed as part of the Pendle Hill LP Access for All for young farmers; an oral history project to preserve project. This 1km concessionary route is designed to dialect poetry; renovation of traditional signposts and take walkers, cyclists and horse riders off the busy lane. improvements on the Martholme Greenway project. Despite poor weather, investigations for evidence of a In addition, a local Rotary Club was awarded funds to Roman road and the Coronavirus lockdown, the route help provide trips to the countryside for less advantaged is now open. A new hedge has been added to provide children locally, and a pond was restored in Spring Wood. for biodiversity, courtesy of the Downham Estate.

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The Pendle Peat Pie was developed by artist Kerry Morrison PHLP Community Engagement Officer, Jayne Ashe, working From moorland bird spotting and bluebell teas to of In-Situ, working with our Wildlife & Farming officer, Sarah with Lancashire Care (NHS Foundation Trust) organised Tramper treks and meadow workshops, the Festival Robinson, and chef, Andy Dean. Kerry wanted to find a way 24 sessions for the People Enjoying Nature project which Bowland programme delivered 88 events generating to interpret the value of peat, a crucial feature of the hill for offers outdoor activity to people dealing with mental health over 2,400 attendances. September’s Foodie Foray and biodiversity, climate change mitigation and flood prevention. and social isolation issues. Over 100 people have enjoyed February’s Dark Skies Festival are becoming highlights, Her peat pie is soon to be launched at local eateries, the project so far, and there were 236 attendances this helping to showcase local businesses and offer events together with an explanation of how its edible structure year. Sessions included foraging, artistic activities, helping “out of season”. Once again, the success of the festival reflects the real thing, and why we need to conserve it. hedgehogs and wildflowers, guided walks, learning about was down to the volunteers, countryside staff, landowners archaeology and trying dry stone walling and hedge laying. and local enthusiasts who planned and delivered such a Thanks to Little Green Bus for providing transport. varied programme. Our thanks go to them all. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

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Supported by the Ernest Cook Trust charity, our Outdoor Our promoted routes continue to be monitored by a Working with Lancashire County Council’s Heritage Learning Officer, Alison Cross, continues to run a variety of network of volunteers who also carry out small scale Learning Team, a collection of countryside-themed activities across Pendle Hill. This year has seen attendance repairs and maintenance. The Pendle Lengthsman has resources has been gathered together as part of the at Little Saplings under 5s outdoor play reach over 1,000 completed a package of work, replacing stiles with gates council’s Memory Box scheme. Bowland’s Great Outdoors and 20 schools have joined in 49 curriculum based outdoor and repairing stone stiles. Lancashire County Council box has been filled full of objects and activities designed learning sessions. We also organised popular family activities PROW team continue to replace wooden finger posts to spark recollections, stimulate the senses and encourage in the school holidays providing fun learning activities such in key locations around the AONB. Partnership work conversation amongst older people, including those living as butterfly identification, owl pellet dissection, archaeology with Lancashire Ramblers is providing a meaningful with dementia. Family members, support groups and skills and discovering the Pendle radicals. review of Access Land infrastructure and four updated professional carers will be able to borrow the box free boards have been produced for Abbeystead Estate. of charge from local libraries. Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected]

Annual Report 2019 – 2020 13 A Strong Connection between People and the Landscape Outdoor Learning in the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Awakening and embedding a love of the natural world, whilst building knowledge, skills and understanding, is all part of the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership’s Outdoor Learning strand.

his has been thanks to national to educate about nature and how to respect education charity, The Ernest and play within it, helping to create a more T Cook Trust, funding an Outdoor environmentally aware generation. Learning Officer, Alison Cross, for the Heritage Lottery Funded-programme. Alison has also worked with local schools to deliver aspects of the Pendle Hill project Alison has delivered family events at a with different year groups. In early 2020, range of sites throughout the LP area, three Ribble Valley schools helped the including Spring Wood, Whalley; Victoria Ribble Rivers Trust plant saplings as part of Park, Nelson; Whitehough Outdoor a woodland creation project. Pupils took Centre, Barley and the Clarion House near part in national curriculum outdoor lessons Roughlee. Attendees are from a variety and learnt about the importance of planting of backgrounds and locations within the trees for fish. These schools will then receive project area, which has resulted in families additional help to embed outdoor learning discovering a new place to explore in their within their settings. Plans include a local own time. These events improve knowledge history and geography trip to Barley, river of, and appreciation for, countryside and studies at Roughlee and plant identification heritage, which leads to local people lessons within school grounds. The legacy taking positive action for wildlife and their will be to encourage teachers to deliver landscape. Families have since revisited these these local school trips independently in sites and expanded their interest in natural the future, and to improve confidence in history and local heritage. teaching the national curriculum within an outdoor setting. Research into supplying Alison and the volunteers The Little Saplings Forest School ethos nature investigation kit boxes, to help those sessions have been running for over schools who do not have access to these make the events really 18 months, with regulars loving the resources, is currently being carried out. enjoyable with fun activities, different, themed activities. Due to their success, the locations have been extended freedom to explore, plus to include Barley Wildlife Discovery Site a chance to explore and Gawthorpe Hall woodland, near Alison Cross Padiham. These sessions encourage and Outdoor Learning Officer (Ernest Cook Trust) new areas. inspire an early interest in wildlife for Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Scheme children and families. This allows Alison 07967 591176 [email protected]

14 www.forestofbowland.com Membership of the Joint Advisory Committee and Financial Summary 2019 / 20

Actual 2019 / 2020 (Out-turn prices) £’s Lancashire County Council Yorkshire Local Councils EXPENDITURE County Councillor A Atkinson Association Core Costs County Councillor S Charles Mr C Price Salary, N.I. and Superannuation 204,331.30 County Councillor S Turner Out-based premises 21,795.45 United Utilities Travel and subsitence 6,998.49 North Yorkshire County Council Mr M Upton Central, Deparmental & Tech. Support (LCC) 71,107.29 County Councillor R Welch Partnership costs 20,634.14 Environment Agency SUB TOTAL OF CORE COSTS 324,866.67 Craven District Council Ms L Cheslett-Davey Non Core Costs Councillor S Handley Projects 74,062.96 Natural England Lancaster City Council Mr M Burke TOTAL EXPENDITURE 398,929.63 Councillor K Frea INCOME Royal Society for the Wyre Borough Council Protection of Birds (RSPB) Government Grants Councillor J Ibison Ms B Denman/Mr R Horner Defra Grant 222,837.00 Contributions Ribble Valley Borough Council Bowland Land Managers’ Forum United Utilities 6,800.00 Councillor Mrs R Elms Mr A Taylor Other project contributions 11,155.34 County Councils Preston City Council Ramblers Association Lancashire 40,800.00 Councillor J Browne Mr D Kelly North Yorkshire 5,430.00 District Councils Pendle Borough Council Champion Bowland Craven 6,800.00 Councillor B Newman Mr M Pugh Lancaster 6,800.00 Pendle 6,800.00 Lancashire Association Friends of Bowland Preston 6,800.00 of Local Councils Ms M Pilkington Ribble Valley 6,800.00 Ms C Kynch Wyre 6,800.00 Moorland Association Vacant TOTAL INCOME RECEIVED 327,822.34

CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT COSTS (IN KIND) Lancashire County Council 71,107.29 The Terms of Reference of the Joint Advisory Committee are available at www.forestofbowland.com/Joint-Advisory-Committee 398,929.63

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16 www.forestofbowland.com Contacts

Forest of Bowland AONB Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Kettledrum Scheme 6 Root Hill Estate Yard Room 50 Whitewell Road LCC Offices Dunsop Bridge Off Pimlico Road Lancashire Clitheroe BB7 3AY BB7 2BW Tel: 01200 448000 Tel: 01200 420420 [email protected] [email protected] www.forestofbowland.com www.pendlehillproject.com

AONB Unit Other Useful Contacts

Elliott Lorimer Helen Coar Robin Gray Tim Blythe AONB Manager Business Support Officer Development and Funding Officer Countryside Service Manager 07775 221208 Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Scheme 07557 030828 Lancashire County Council [email protected] 07971 920807 [email protected] 01772 534186 [email protected] [email protected] Cathy Hopley Dom Hartley Programme Manager Alison Cross Graduate Trainee Alison Boden Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Scheme Outdoor Learning Officer [email protected] Coast and Countryside Manager 07891 537835 (Ernest Cook Trust) Wyre Council Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Scheme [email protected] Sarah Robinson 01253 887505 07967 591176 Farming and Wildlife Officer [email protected] [email protected] www.wyrebc.gov.uk Jayne Ashe 07818 845662 Community Engagement Officer [email protected] Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership Scheme Sarah Dornan Countryside Access Officer 07770 273643 Sandra Silk [email protected] 07917 836606 AONB Project Officer [email protected] 07973 923142 Hetty Byrne [email protected] AONB Sustainable Tourism & Website Carol Edmondson Development Officer Hay Time Rescue Project Officer 07770 936952 (Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust) [email protected] 07775 793283 [email protected] Annual Report 2019 – 2020 17 Photo credits

G Cooper – Cover and pages 5, 9 Forest of Bowland AONB – Ribble Rivers Trust – Page 10 Pages 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 12 13, 18 J Hickling – Page 2 United Utilities – Page 10 Wyre Council – Pages 6, 7, 9, 12 RSPB – Page 5 In-Situ – Page 13 Environment Agency – Pages 6, 9 Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership – G Thomas, RSPB – Page 17 Pages 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 Wyre Rivers Trust – Page 8 M Sutcliffe – Page 9

FOREST OF BOWLAND Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty