Friday 6 June

From Hilltop to Tap

The stunning hen harrier, the evocative curlew and the endearing stonechat – just a few of the birds which make Bowland’s uplands so special. From these moorlands, water flows in bubbling streams and raging rivers, then on into massive storage reservoirs and, finally, to homes and businesses throughout northwest England. Join this guided walk with the RSPB and United Utilities, who are working together to deliver the Sustainable Catchment Management Programme (SCaMP) – a ground-breaking project that will benefit water and wildlife.

9.30am • Whitendale Farm, Dunsop Bridge • 5hrs

Walking Grade: G7 • Cost: £5

Birdwatching, you'll be stopping to look at birds Wildlife, you'll be stopping to look at plants or animals. Lunch, you will need to bring your own refreshments.

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The Tarnbrook Loop

An upland circular walk through the small hamlets of Marshaw and Tarnbrook.

9.30am • Stoops Bridge, Abbeystead • 6hrs

Walking Grade: G6 • Cost: £3

Lunch, you will need to bring your own refreshments. New for 2007

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Hen Harrier Radio Tracking Safari

Discover the work of the hen harrier recovery project and have a go at radio tracking. Learn more about Bowlans’s hen harrier population and hopefully observe this rare and enigmatic bird of prey active on the fells.

10am • Langden, Trough of Bowland • 4hrs

Walking Grade: F7 • Cost £5

Tramper all terrain tramper available, must be booked in advance. Birdwatching, you'll be stopping to look at birds You may come across livestock, farm equipment. Wildlife, you'll be stopping to look at plants or animals. Lunch, you will need to bring your own refreshments.

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Fully booked

Harvey ’s Map Launch - Map & Compass event

Using the newly launched Harvey’s Map for the Forest of Bowland AONB, you will learn the basics of navigation in this all day workshop.

Please book direct with Lancashire Countryside Service on 01995 640557.

10am • Bowland Visitor Centre, Beacon Fell • 6hrs

Grade: G6 • Cost: Free

Lunch, you will need to bring your own refreshments. Refreshments available at your own cost.

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Across the Fells the Roman Way

A walk following the Roman route up Croasdale and over Botton Head Fell to Lowgill with Lancashire County Council’s Archaeologist Peter Iles. This is a linear walk so transport will be provided to return you to the start point.

10am • Slaidburn village car park, Slaidburn • 4hrs

Walking Grade: G7 • Cost: £5

Lunch, you will need to bring your own refreshments.

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Fully booked

Time Out – Drawing from the Earth

A drop-in workshop: take some time out to draw – and study the beautiful environment of Melling Green. Artist Sue Flowers will be on hand to provide ideas, inspiration and some tips!

11am • Green Close Studios, Melling • drop in until 5pm

Cost: Free

Turn Up, there's no need to book for this event, just turn up. Suitable for children under 8. Suitable for wheelchairs. You can use a bus to get to this event. New for 2007

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Wildlife and Environmentally Friendly Gardening

The principles of gardening in a sustainable way in order to encourage wildlife into your garden, suitable plants and shrubs in order to encourage birds to feed in your garden as well as how to properly compost all of your garden waste and at the same time make really top quality compost which will not only enrich your soil and benefit your plants but save you some money as well. Commences with a presentation at Sawley, then moves onto the nursery (2 miles away) for a nursery walk with refreshments afterwards.

1pm • Sawley Village Hall & Holden Clough Nursery, Holden • 3½ hrs

Cost: £7.95 (includes refreshments)

Wildlife, you'll be stopping to look at plants or animals. Suitable for wheelchairs.

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Music in the Marquee

An evening of light music (traditional jazz/swing) in a marquee. Table seating with light food included, and a cash bar. All profits go towards the running of Grindleton Recreation Ground.

Please book direct with Normal Kelly on 01200 441320.

7.30pm • Recreation Ground, Gridleton• 3hrs

Cost: £10 (incl. food)

Book direct, individual booking arrangements apply. Refreshments available at your own cost. Late Finish

Short-eared Owl Safari

Bowland is a stronghold for Lancashire’s short-eared owl population and Whitendale’s purple moorland makes the perfect backdrop for an evening walk to encounter this wonderful bird of prey with guides from the RSPB.

7.30pm • Whitendale Farm, Dunsop Bridge • 2hrs

Walking Grade: E7 • Cost: £3

Birdwatching, you'll be stopping to look at birds Wildlife, you'll be stopping to look at plants or animals.

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Fully booked

RSPB Bowland Wader Project

A talk by local RSPB staff outlining how Bowland’s farmers and landowners are working to conserve the area’s important breeding wader populations, highlighting the importance of grazing and the management of wet areas on farms, and how wader populations are increasing in response to this management.

7.30pm • Slaidburn Village Hall • 1½hrs

Cost: £3

Suitable for wheelchairs.

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Bat & Moth Night

Late night outing to Brungerley Park.

The evening starts with a bat walk, complete with bat detectors, going through the park into the adjacent Cross Hill Local Nature Reserve. This will then lead on to an investigation of the moths that have been caught in the light trap specially set out for the evening.

9pm • Clitheroe • 3 hrs

Cost: Free

Suitable for children under 8. Late Finish

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