News & Events

Management Plan 2009-2014

The preparation of a new Forest of Bowland AONB Management Plan has been the result of over 18 months of careful consultation involving five half-day workshops with communities of place (local residents and businesses), an open day event in Chipping; a two-hour workshop with local schoolchildren at Bowland High School; five half-day workshops with communities of interest (AONB partners and other stakeholder organisations); consultation postcards; a web-based consultation; and an extensive literature review.

Climate Change group

As part of a recent review of governance carried out in the AONB we have decided to set up some new theme or 'task and finish' groups to help us deliver and monitor the Management Plan.

One of these groups will look at climate change issues in Bowland, as identified in our revised plan.

Volunteers wanted for projects in Bowland

Volunteers have been helping to design and build cycle trails through Gisburn Forest since last summer.

Lancashire and Westmorland hedgelaying grand prix

Forty tourism businesses attended the Green Ideas event at the Bowland visitor centre at Beacon Fell country park in January to find out about a range of innovative ideas and opportunities to help boost their business in an environmentally friendly way.

Businesss go green!

Forty tourism businesses attended the Green Ideas event at the Bowland visitor centre at Beacon Fell country park in January to find out about a range of innovative ideas and opportunities to help boost their business in an environmentally friendly way.

Sense of place workshops for Bowland artists

The AONB team have recently run 2 workshops to give local artists a greater understanding and appreciation of the Forest of Bowland AONB.

Landscape character assessment

We all know that Bowland is a protected landscape and is an area of 'Outstanding Natural Beauty' but what does this actually mean, and what is the landscape made up of?