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.
| Woodland Planting with Wyre Rivers Trust (3 Mar 2026) |
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| Calder Vale Short Walk (26 Mar 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk (8 Apr 2026) |
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| Scorton Legstretcher (8 Apr 2026) |
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| Brushstrokes of the Brock (9 Apr 2026) |
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| Abbeystead Spring Walk (10 Apr 2026) |
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| Garstang Short Walk (13 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Dark Skies: Alston Observatory Visit (13 Apr 2026) |
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| Welcoming Spring Walk Gisburn Forest (15 Apr 2026) |
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| Bleasdale Circuit Tramper Trek and Ramble (15 Apr 2026) |
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| Introduction to River Flies (16 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: The Whispering Bat (16 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Dark Skies (17 Apr 2026) |
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| Bowland Champion Species: Ground Nest Fes (19 Apr 2026) |
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Various. See website for details.
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