Festival Bowland is a year-round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Forest of Bowland National Landscape.
New events are added to the programme throughout the year.
The Festival Bowland programme includes both face-to-face and online events.
Dunsop Bridge Tramper Trek and Ramble (9 July 2025) |
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The Secret World of Rivers (24 July 2025) |
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Calder Vale Legstretcher (25 July 2025) |
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Abbeystead Summer Walk (1 Aug 2025) |
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Garstang Short Walk (4 Aug 2025) |
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Scorton Amble (8 Aug 2025) |
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Library Family Nature Discovery Activities (9 Aug 2025) |
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Light Up the Dark (12 Aug 2025) |
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Garstang & The Lancaster Canal Tramper Trek and Ramble (13 Aug 2025) |
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Scorton Short Walk (15 Aug 2025) |
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Geology Walk (20 Aug 2025) |
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The Secret World of Rivers (21 Aug 2025) |
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Summer Bat Walk (22 Aug 2025) |
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Catterall Short Walk (27 Aug 2025) |
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Scorton Bat Walk (28 Aug 2025) |
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Garstang Short Walk (1 Sept 2025) |
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Landscape Recovery: Seed Collecting Amble (4 Sept 2025) |
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Garstang Bat Walk (4 Sept 2025) |
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Bleasdale Circuit Tramper Trek & Ramble (6 Sept 2025) |
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Bleasdale: From the Past to the Present (12 Sept 2025) |
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The Big River Watch (13 Sept 2025) |
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Garstang Fairtrade Heritage walk (13 Sept 2025) |
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Brock Valley Ramble (20 Sept 2025) |
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Scorton Legstretcher (26 Sept 2025) |
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Fungi Foray (27 Sept 2025) |
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Garstang Short Walk (6 Oct 2025) |
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Bowland Lecture (7 Oct 2025) |
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All Terrain Wheelchair Taster Day (11 Oct 2025) |
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Library Family Nature Discovery Activities (11 Oct 2025) |
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Scorton Short Walk (17 Oct 2025) |
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Nature Connection Walk (18 Oct 2025) |
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Catterall Legstretcher (24 Oct 2025) |
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Garstang Short Walk (3 Nov 2025) |
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Garstang Short Walk (1 Dec 2025) |
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Various. See website for details.
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